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     -Active pepsin produced
 
     -Active pepsin produced
 
     -Completed near brush border to generate small peptides and individual amino acids
 
     -Completed near brush border to generate small peptides and individual amino acids
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    -Starts in the stomach, continues into the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]]
    
*Carbohydrases
 
*Carbohydrases
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     -Salivary and pancreatic to produce disaccharides
 
     -Salivary and pancreatic to produce disaccharides
 
     -disaccharides converted to monosaccharides near brush border
 
     -disaccharides converted to monosaccharides near brush border
     -Celluloses from symbiotic micro-organisms (ruminant stomachs)
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     -Cellulases from symbiotic micro-organisms ([[Stomach and Abomasum - Anatomy & Physiology|ruminant stomachs]])
    
*Lipases
 
*Lipases
 
     -Assisted by bile salts which neutralise stomach acids and emulsifies fats
 
     -Assisted by bile salts which neutralise stomach acids and emulsifies fats
 
     -Generates free fatty acids, monoglycerides and diglycerides
 
     -Generates free fatty acids, monoglycerides and diglycerides
      
==Innervation==
 
==Innervation==
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