Pancreas Function and Digestion Quiz

What is the primary role of the pancreas in digestion?

Pancreatic enzymes are released in response to food entering which part of the digestive system?

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• Duodenum

• Esophagus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which pancreatic enzyme is responsible for breaking down starches?

• Lactase

• Sucrase

• Pancreatic Amylase

• Maltase

What is the product of starch digestion by pancreatic amylase?

What happens to the disaccharides produced by pancreatic amylase?

Trypsinogen is activated by the enzyme __________ in the duodenum to become trypsin.

Match the enzyme to its function: a. Trypsin b. Chymotrypsin c. Carboxypeptidase

• ii. Breaks proteins into smaller peptides and activates other proteases

• iii. Further degrades proteins into smaller peptides

• i. Removes individual amino acids from peptide chains

Which enzyme is secreted by the pancreas in an inactive form?

• Trypsin

• Trypsinogen

• Pepsin

• Chymotrypsin

Why are proteolytic enzymes secreted in an inactive form?

Pancreatic lipase breaks down triglycerides into:

• Disaccharides

• Polypeptides

• Monoglycerides and free fatty acids

• Glycerol and amino acids