Which of the Following Digestive Processes Requires Bile Salts

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which of the following digestive processes requires bile salts?

• A) the digestion of dietary lipids
• B) the digestion of dietary carbohydrates
• C) the digestion of dietary proteins
• D) the digestion of dietary vitamins

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Definitions:

Hydrophilic

A term describing molecules or substances that have an affinity for water, making them capable of dissolving in or being wetted by water.

Fatty Acid

A lipid that is an organic acid containing a long hydrocarbon chain, with no double bonds (saturated fatty acid), one double bond (monounsaturated fatty acid), or two or more double bonds (polyunsaturated fatty acid); components of triacylglycerols and phospholipids, as well as monoacylglycerols and diacylglycerols.

Ligand

A molecule that binds to a specific site in a receptor or other protein.

Receptor

(1) In cell biology, a molecule on the surface of a