Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The primary site of carbohydrate digestion is the small intestine. The secretion of amylase in the small intestine converts any remaining starch molecules, as well as the dextrins, to maltose. Maltose is then cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase. Disaccharides such as sucrose and lactose are not digested until they reach the small intestine, where they are acted on by sucrase and lactase, respectively. The major. Q: The primary site of carbohydrate digestion is in the? A:
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small intestine