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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XIV, Issue 2, 1 April 1921, Page 85

Part of Alimentary Canal. Digestive juice. Ferment. Action. Mouth. Saliva \ Ptyalin. Turns starch to sugar. (Reaction — alkaline). ' Maltase. Turns maltose to dextrose. Stomach. Gastric juice. "Rennet. Solidifies milk. (Reaction — acid). j Pepsin. Turns proteins to peptones. Small intestine. Bile. — 'Bile emulsifies fats, furthers their absorption, lubricates the intestinal walls. „ Pancreatic juice- )1. Amylopsin. (1) Continues work of ptyalin. Acts on car(Reaction — alka- 1-2. Trypsin. bohydrates. (2) Acts on proteins. (3) Acts line). J 3. Steapain. on fats. „ Intestinal juices Erepsin, etc., These ferments act on carbohydrates, proteins (' succus intericus ') . etc. and fats. Large intestine. Xo ferments.