Lipid Digestion

Pancreatic lipase breaks fats down into two digestive products

• free fatty acids and monosaccharides

• free fatty acids and triglycerides

• free fatty acids and monoglycerides

• monosaccharides and triglycerides

All following fact about digestion of fats are true EXCEPT

• fats enter the endoplasmic reticulum once absorbed

• digested fats enter the lymphatic system before entering the bloodstream

• fats are first coated with proteins before exiting the epithelial cell

• fats are reassembled in the muscular cells of the stomach

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After digestion, fats enter the lymphatic capillaries called

• lacteals

• chylomicrons

• vili

• brush border

Where does fat digestion take place

• stomach

• small intestine and the stomach

• mouth and the stomach

• small and large intestine

• small intestine

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what best defines bile salts

• emulsifier

• fat digesting enzyme

• lipid transporter

• synthesizer of lipids

Lipids are important in constructing

• cellular transporters

• ATP

• cell membranes

• hormones

• collagen

Chylomicrons are ______ that coat triglycerides and aid in digestion of lipids

• proteins

• fatty acids

• monosaccharides

• glycols