1.4 Digestion of Fats
Cards (34)
- What are the most abundant fats in the diet?
- What is the composition of a triglyceride molecule?
- What type of food contains major amounts of neutral fat?
- What are phospholipids and cholesterol considered in the diet?
- What is cholesterol classified as?
- How is cholesterol metabolized in relation to fats?
- Where does the digestion of fats mainly occur?
- What enzyme begins the digestion of triglycerides in the stomach?
- What is the significance of the amount of triglycerides digested in the stomach?
- What is the first step in fat digestion?
- What is emulsification in fat digestion?
- Where does most emulsification occur?
- What does bile contain that is important for emulsification?
- How do bile salts and lecithin aid in emulsification?
- What happens to the interfacial tension of fat globules during emulsification?
- What is the average diameter of fat particles after emulsification?
- How much does emulsification increase the total surface area of fats?
- What is the role of lipase enzymes in fat digestion?
- What is the most important enzyme for triglyceride digestion?
- How quickly can pancreatic lipase digest triglycerides?
- What are the end products of triglyceride digestion?
- What role do bile salts play in fat digestion?
- What do bile salts form to aid in fat digestion?
- What is the size range of micelles formed by bile salts?
- How do bile salts contribute to the absorption of fat digestates?
- What happens to bile salts after they ferry fat digestates?
- What form is most dietary cholesterol found in?
- What enzymes hydrolyze cholesterol esters and phospholipids?
- How do bile salt micelles assist in cholesterol absorption?
- What are the steps involved in the digestion of fats?
- What are the roles of bile salts in fat digestion?
- What are the types of fats present in the diet?
- What are the end products of triglyceride digestion?
- What enzymes are involved in the digestion of cholesterol esters and phospholipids?