MCAT Question A Day - 7/22/14 - Answer!

Dietary fat consists mostly of neutral fats called triglycerides. Most digestive products of fat:

A. enter intestinal epithelial cells as chylomicrons.

B. are absorbed directly into the capillaries of the intestines.

C. are degraded to fatty acids by the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of enterocytes.

D. enter the lymph system before entering the blood stream.

D is correct. Most fat digestates enter the lymph as chylomicrons via lacteals. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum synthesizes triglycerides.

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