ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does the digestion of lipids take place?
A
Stomach
B
Stomach and small intestine
C
Small intestine
D
Mouth, stomach and small intestine
E
Mouth and small intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The digestion of lipids begins in the oral cavity through exposure to lingual lipases, which are secreted by glands in the tongue to begin the process of digesting triglycerides. Digestion continues in the stomach through the effects of both lingual and gastric enzymes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The digestive process has to break those large droplets of fat into smaller droplets and then enzymatically digest lipid molecules using enzymes called lipases . The mouth and stomach play a small role in this process, but most enzymatic digestion of lipids happens in the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once the stomach contents have been emulsified, fat-breaking enzymes work on the triglycerides and diglycerides to sever fatty acids from their glycerol foundations. As pancreatic lipase enters the small intestine, it breaks down the fats into free fatty acids and monoglycerides.

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