NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Digestion of carbohydrates and proteins by brush border enzymes occurs within the ____ of the small intestine.
A
villi
B
circular folds
C
goblet cells
D
microvilli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The final step in digestion of dietary carbohydrates and proteins occurs on the face of small intestinal enterocytes, in the immediate vicinity of the transporters which will ferry the resulting sugars and amino acids into the epithelial cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through the gastrointestinal system, the nutritional substances, minerals, vitamins, and fluids, enter the body. Lipids, proteins, and complex carbohydrates are broken down into small and absorbable units (digested), principally in the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brush border enzyme. borders of the intestinal lining are the sites of terminal carbohydrate digestions. Sucrase. source:-brush border enzymes. Lactase. source:-brush border enzymes. Maltase. source:-brush border enzymes.

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