What is the function of bile salts?

To assist the absorption of digested lipids
To emulsify lipids
To hydrolyse lipids
To digest lipids
To emulsify lipids  Emulsification produces small droplets of fat which increases the surface area of fat that is available to lipases which may then hydrolyse the fat.

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A. The digestion of glycogen in the diet
B. The conversion of fat into glycogen in muscle tissue
C. The conversion of glucose into glycogen in the liver
D. The conversion of glycogen into glucose in muscle tissue
What is the process in the digestion of food molecules that produces their monomers called?
A. Polymerisation
B. Hydrolysis
C. Isomerisation
D. Deamination
What are the end-products of carbohydrate digestion?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Disaccharides
C. Glucose
D. Risaccharides
What the products of hydrolysis of lipids?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Chylomicrons
C. Amino acids and small peptides
D. Free fatty acids and monoglycerols
What is a function of the SMALL intestine? To:
A. Temporarily store ingested food
B. Absorb the products of digestion
C. Participate in mechanical digestion
D. Secrete hydrochloric acid
Which enzyme below digests proteins?
A. Nuclease
B. Maltase
C. Carboxypeptidase
D. Transaminase
Which layer of the alimentary canal is responsible for absorbing the products of digestion?
A. Muscularis interna
B. Mucosa
C. Serosa
D. Submucosa

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