Digestion of Lipids by Lipases

Question 1

Emulsification

There are several stages of breakdown that lipids go through prior to digestion
In the stomach, solid lipids are turned into

Answer 1

fatty liquid consisting of fat droplets - but this is not digestion

Question 2

When the fatty liquid arrives in the small intestine……….. is secreted into small intestine

which has been made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder is secreted

Answer 2

bile

Question 3

The bile salts bind to the fatty liquid and ……………. does what and what is this process called

Answer 3

The bile salts bind to the fatty liquid and breaks the fatty droplets into smaller ones via emulsification

Question 4

What does emulsification do

Answer 4

Emulsification helps to increase the surface area of the fatty droplets for action of digestive enzymes

Question 5

The digestion of lipids takes place solely in the

Answer 5

lumen of the small intestine

Question 6

Lipase enzymes break down lipids (fats) to

Answer 6

glycerol and fatty acids

Question 7

Lipase enzymes are produced in the

and secreted into ….

Answer 7

pancreas

small intestine