Question

13. The worst problem a person with no pancreas would face would be
A. inability to neutralize stomach acid
B. inability to digest proteins
C. inability to absorb carbohydrates
D. inability to emulsify liquids

Answer 1

Answer: Option B) inability to digest proteins

Explanation:

The pancreas secretes trypsin, a proteolytic enzyme, that acts on proteins cleaving its peptide bonds, and eventually yielding peptones or polypeptides.

Thus, in the absence of pancreas protein digestion would be a problem