Lecture 22 -- review questions Flashcards
what is bile?
fluid made and released by liver, stored in gallbladder
helps with digestion by breaking down fats into fatty acids
what is bile made of?
1) bile salts (which are made by bile acids)
2) proteins
3) bilirubin
4) cholesterol
5) lecithin (phospholipid)
“boys poop brown colored liquid”
what are the main components of bile?
bile acids (make up bile salts)
what are bile salts made of?
bile acids that are often bonded to glycine or taurine to increase water solubility (=conjugated bile acids)
what is the role of bile salts in the digestive process?
break down fat
large fat globules –> smaller fat droplets
where is bile produced? from which molecule?
liver
cholesterol
what are conjugated bile salts?
made up of bile acids that are bonded to glycine or taurine to increase water solubility
what is the only way for the body to get rid of cholesterol?
bile salts are produced from cholesterol in the liver
liver synthesizes bile salts from cholesterol to replace the bile lost in feces
what percentage of bile salts are lost in the feces?
20%
in what part of the intestine are bile salts recycled (= taken back to the liver)?
ileum
what is the role of emulsification?
bile salts in duodenum break large fat globules into smaller fat droplets
–> increase surface area available to lipase enzymes
what are micelles?
aggregates of bile salt that forms a polar outer shell and a hydrophobic inner core
long chain FAs, cholesterol, and other hydrophobic molecules dissolve in the core
what are triglycerides composed of?
1 triglyceride = 1 glycerol molecule + 3 fatty acids
3 fatty acid chains linked by a glycerol
which enzyme is mainly responsible for digesting triglycerides in the small intestine?
pancreatic lipases
what is the function of micelles in the absorption of lipids?
micelles incorporate the lipid digestion products and enable these lipid digestion products to be transported to the small intestinal surface (plasma membrane of enterocytes) for absorption
why do the lipids need to be transported in the core of the micelles to the enterocytes?
lipids are hydrophobic —> must be kept in the core of a hydrophilic bile salt shell of the micelle in order to diffuse across the water layer adjacent to the enterocyte surface in order to reach the surface of the enterocyte
what happens to the fatty acids and monoglycerides once inside of the enterocyte?
FAs and monoglycerides pass by simple diffusion into the enterocyte (intestinal epithelial cell)
within the cell, FAs and monoglycerides are converted to TGs
proteins coat the TGs and other fatty substances to form chylomicrons
which lipoprotein does it form inside of enterocyte?
chylomicrons
are lipids absorbed into the blood or lymph? Through which structure?
chylomicrons are too large to penetrate endothelium of capillary
lymph
lacteals
what is chyle?
fatty, milk-white intestinal lymph
will chylomicrons always be in the lymphatic system (until degradation), or will they be transferred to the blood circulation at one point?
will be transferred to blood circulation at one point
carried thru lymphatic system to general circulation
where is fat absorbed? (organ of the alimentary canal)
small intestine
what are lipoproteins?
tiny droplets w/ a core of cholesterol and TGs and a coating of proteins (apolipoproteins) and phospholipids
coating has 2 purposes:
- enables lipids to remain suspended in the blood
- recognition marker for cells that absorb them
what molecules can you find at the core and the surface of lipoproteins?
core:
- cholesterol
- TGs
coating:
- proteins (apolipoproteins)
- phospholipids
what is the classification of lipoprotein based on? (ie which characteristic?)
density
4 major categories