Quick review of the organs of the alimentary canal and the accessory organs.
Separation of digestion into mechanical and chemical digestion.
Outline the organs of mechanical digestion, and the need for mechanical digestion.
Discuss enzymes as catalysts and their role in hydrolysis of nutrients.
List the major nutrients and discuss the chemical makeup of each one.
Begin with carbohydrates, their chemistry, how they are polymers, and the monomers which compose them.
Show hydrolysis from polysaccharide to monosaccharide, and the need for this organic simplification.
Introduce salivary amylase as the enzyme found in saliva and its main function in digesting polysaccharides into di and tri saccharides.