Digestive function or role Absorbs water and minerals Stores

Last updated: 1/27/2023

Digestive function or role Absorbs water and minerals Stores and concentrates bile Approximately 10 feet in length Manufactures bile Mixes swallowed food with acid and enzymes Actions of Digestive Secretions The breakdown of food into nutrients requires secretions from different organs or glands Many of these secret compounds that break down one or more of the macronutrients Five secretions involved in the digestive process are listed below Choose the macronutrient s that each secre breakdown of Note that some secretions may support the breakdown of more than one macronutrient Secretion Saliva Bile Intestinal juice Organ Gastric juice Pancreatic juice Lipids Proteins Carbohydrates