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After fat has been emulsified by bile secretion in the liver it forms round structures called micelles. These micelles migrate towards the microvilli of the small intestine where they release the fatty acids and glycerols and they are absorbed into the epithelial cells of the intestine. Once inside, the fatty acids and glycerols are reassembled into triglycerides. They are then shipped to the Golgi complex where they are packed into a ball called a chylomicron. This chylomicron is then absorbed by a central lacteal, which is part of the lymphatic system. From there, it travels through the lymphatic system until it dumps into the circulatory system.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoIn the small intestine, bile salts (exist in the bile that is secreted by the liver and temporarily stored in the gall bladder)emulsify fats. The bile salts lower the surface tension of the fats, that is, they reduce the attractive forces between the fat molecules. This causes the fats to break into tiny fat droplets suspended in water, forming an emulsion. Note that this is only a physical break-up of the fats; no chemical break-up of the fats has occurred yet. Emulsification increases the surface area to volume ratio of the fats, speeding up their digestions by lipase (both pancreatic lipase and intestinal lipase) to fatty acids and glycerol.
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∙ 12y agoIn The Small Intestine,Bile Salts Emulsify Fats.They Lower The Surface Tension Of The Fats,That Is,They Reduce The Attractive Forces Between The Fat Molecules.This Causes The Fats To Break Down In To Tiny Fat Droplets Suspended In Water Forming An Emulsion.Note That This Is Just Chemical Break Up,But No Digestion Of Fat Has Occurred.Emulsification Increases The Surface Area To Volume Ratio Of The Fats,Speeding Up Their Digestion By Lipase.
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∙ 9y agoFat is absorbed during digestion in the gastrointestinal tract. Excess fat is converted into fatty acid by the liver and is deposited in adipose cells throughout the body.
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∙ 13y agoit goes to your thighs
it goes to your thighs
it goes to your thighs
it goes to your thighs
it goes to your thighs
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∙ 15y agofats are absorbed in the intestine
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How does butter in your food get digested and absorbed in the body?
Butter is a fat. Fats are broken by lipase's, enzymes made in the pancreas. When they are broken down into smaller carbon chains and some hydrolyzed they are absorbed thru the intestinal wall into the mesenteric blood vessels and also into lymph channels. They are then passed thru the liver and broken down further(metabolized) or stored in fat cells.
How is saturated fat digested and absorbed in the intestinal tract?
Broken down into starch and glycose
Why must be food be broken down in your body?
Fat reserves in the body can be mobilized and broken down to release energy.
How are fat broken down?
Fats are broken down by the body into glycerol and fatty acids. The fatty acids are then broken down to glucose to provide the body with energy.
Is alcohol absorbed in body fat?
In terms of how your body deals with it, alcohol is basically sugar. It's not absorbed into body fat really, but it is easily converted into body fat.
How does fats affect the body?
your body needs fat so that it can be broken down to use energy.
What is a type of energy held in food until broken down by the body?
Fat is energy stored for use. Once your body breaks the fat down it becomes usable energy.
How does bile help the digestion of milk?
Bile emulsifies the fat so it can be broken down further by pancreatic lipase. The resulting tiny droplets are then absorbed by the lacteals in the intestinal villi and carried throughout the body by the lymphatic system.
What is fat broken down into?
The triglycerides are each broken into a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. From the intestines they are absorbed into the bloodstream as monoglycerides and brought to the liver for processing. The atoms can be re-configured so the energy can either be used (burned) or stored as fat for later use.
How does your body break down the food you eat?
ok here's how it goes..... 1st food is broken down in mouth by teeth and starch is broken down into sugar by enzymes 2nd food is mixed with hydrochloric acid and proteins are broken down 3rd food goes to small intestine and bile from liver breaks up fat and food is absorbed through the wall of the small intestine into the blood. 4th food is stored in rectum before leaving body through anus.
What is the process of fats being broken down called?
It depends on where in the digestive cycle what breaks them down. Bile makes very large fat globs into very small ones. This allow enzymes called lipases to finish breaking them down so that they can be absorbed.
What nutrients are stored as body fat?
Carbohydrates, such as glucose, are broken down and absorbed by your body into your blood stream. This will then raise your blood sugar levels, and so depending on the person, most of this will be stored as glycogen, but also some as fat. Lipids (fat) are also stored in similar fashion. Excess protein is simply used to form urine, but fat levels are quite high in most forms of protein, hence why meat contains many calories.
