Lipid Flowchart

Lipid Flowchart

Please make a flowchart

Start with the events that occur in the mouth and work your way through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by explaining what happens to fats in the stomach and small intestine.  Include the contributions of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas to digestion, and be specific about which molecules are absorbed.  For example, triglycerides must be broken down into monoglycerides, glycerol, or free fatty acids in order to be absorbed.

Note

Be sure and give the specific names of any enzymes involved in the digestion process.  Also, don’t leave out the formation of chylomicrons in the enterocytes and their role in lipid transport.