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the accessory organs assist the digestive organs in the chemical digestion of food. an injury to which organ can hamper the digestion of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins?
The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice containing enzymes that break down fats (lipase), carbohydrates (amylase), and proteins (proteases like trypsin). The liver only aids fat digestion via bile, the gallbladder stores bile (only fat-related), and the small intestine is a primary digestive organ, not accessory for all three nutrient groups here.
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