Question

Food is mostly digested in stomach.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Digestion of food:

1. The process of converting complex food into small absorbable forms is called digestion.
2. In stomach, only protein digestion takes place (Pepsin converts protein into peptones and proteoses and renin converts casein to paracasein).
3. Bile juice from liver and pancreatic juice from pancreas is released to duodenum of intestine and the enzymes of these juices digest food in intestine.
4. Enzymes present in intestinal juice also digest food in intestine.
5. The enzymes of these juices can digest proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.
6. Hence food is mostly digested in intestine.

Final answer: The given statement is false.