Which of the following best describes the role of bile salts in lipid digestion?


a. Bile salts begin chemical digestion of lipids.
b. Bile salts bind to lipids and physically break them apart into monoglycerides and free fatty acids.
c. Bile salts bind to lipids and physically break them apart into smaller pieces.
d. Bile salts interact with pancreatic lipase and catalyze lipid breakdown.

Bile is stored and concentrated in the __________.

After a heavy meal rich with fried foods, Debby Collins, an overweight 45-year-old woman, was rushed to the emergency room with severe spasmodic pains in her epigastric region that radiated to the right side of her rib cage. She indicated that the attack came on suddenly, and her abdomen was found to be tender to the touch and somewhat rigid. What do you think is this patient's problem and why is her pain discontinuous (colicky)? What are the treatment options and what might happen if the problem is not resolved?

Multiple ChoiceMore than one choice may apply.Match the letter of the digestive organ shown in the figure with its function. ___ produces bile

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the liver?

The site of production of cholecystokinin isa. the stomach,b. the small intestine,c. the pancreas,d. the large intestine.

a. What is the relationship between the cystic, common hepatic, bile, and pancreatic ducts?b. What is the point of fusion of the bile and pancreatic ducts called?

In order to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas, activation of pancreatic proteases occurs in the __________.