The county jurisdiction includes the island of Santa Rosa south of Pensacola; it is not part of Santa Rosa County proper. Escambia County is part of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It secretes juices containing enzymes that are capable of digesting all major types of food -- carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The pancreas is the first organ to begin digesting fats. It secretes pancreatic lipase, esterase and phospholipase, which break down chemically complex fats into simple, easy-to-absorb fats. Similarly, trypsin and carboxypolypeptidase break down proteins, and pancreatic amylase breaks down carbohydrates.
Wall of the duodenum secretesâ¢ Disaccharidases-digest disaccharides to monosaccharidesâ¢ Peptidases-break protein fragments down to amino acidsâ¢ Nucleases-digest nucleotides down to nucleic acids and monosaccharides Pancreatic Enzymes 1. Secreted into duodenum2. Pancreatic amylase 3. Trypsin and chymotrypsin4.