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N5.3 Digestion of Lipids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following are challenges to lipid digestion? (Check all that apply.)

a)

lipids are hydrophobic

b)

digestive enzymes are hydrophilic

c)

lipids cannot get into villi cells

d)

some lipids melt at body temperature

2.

Infants and some adults produce this milk-related enzyme in their salivary glands.

a)

lingual lipase

b)

pancreatic lipase

c)

gastric lipase

d)

bile

e)

CCK

3.

The liver and gallbladder are signaled to release bile in response by the hormone _____.

a)

cholecystokinin

b)

estrogen

c)

lipase

d)

gastrin

e)

secretin

4.

Most lipid digestion is accomplished by

a)

pancreatic lipases

b)

bile

c)

cholesterol

d)

CCK

e)

gastrin

5.

Bile is made from

a)

cholesterol

b)

feces

c)

triglycerides

d)

blood

6.

Lipoproteins that contain mostly lipids are ____ dense than those containing mostly proteins.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

equally

7.

Which lipoprotein contains the highest percentage of protein?

a)

chylomicrons

b)

VLDLs

c)

LDLs

d)

HDLs

8.

Where do HDLs originate in humans?

a)

animal-based foods

b)

synthesized in the liver

c)

unknown

d)

made from excess sugar intake

9.

The scavenger pathway involving HDLs seeks to remove excess ___ from the bloodstream.

a)

cholesterol

b)

LDLs

c)

VLDLs

d)

chylomicrons

e)

plaques

10.

Absorbed lipids will not go through the liver if they are being transported via

a)

chylomicrons

b)

VLDLs

c)

LDLs

d)

HDLs