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Name the most important digestive enzymes produced by the pancreas, and indicate the function of each.
 
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A pregnant woman's protein needs increase by about 35 percent during the second and third trimesters.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Amylase digests carbohydrate; lipase digests fat; trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase digest protein. Note that the pancreas also produces two hormones that regulate blood glucoseinsulin and glucagonas well as bicarbonate, which neutralizes HCl in the stomach.

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Excellent

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