Digestion and Absorption Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the processes involved in the absorption and transport of digested lipid molecules from the ileum into lymph vessels.
A
- micelles contain bile salts and fatty acids/monoglycerides
- makes fatty acids/monoglycerides more soluble in water
- Fatty acids/monoglycerides are absorbed by diffusion
- Triglycerides reformed in cells
- Vesicles move to the cell membrane.
