Most carbohydrate digestion occurs in the
a. mouth.
b. stomach.
c. small intestine.
d. large intestine.
C
Most carbohydrate digestion occurs in the small intestine. Salivary amylase begins some carbo-hydrate digestion in the mouth, but this stops in the acid environment of the stomach. The sto-mach is the main site of protein digestion. Very little digestion takes place in the large intestine.
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