Fatty acids are usually ingested as triglycerides, which cannot be absorbed by the intestine. They are broken down into free fatty acids and monoglycerides by pancreatic lipase, which forms a 1:1 complex with a protein called colipase, which is necessary for its activity.

No, pancreatic lipase is not an emulsifier, but an enzyme that digests lipids. To have an optimal digestion, it needs a colipase (also pancreatic) + previous emulsification of the lipids by mecanical and chemical (biliary salts) mecanisms. Lipase transforms TG into MG and free fats, which are then absorbed by the enterocytes.

The Pancreas secretes enzymes for digestion and aqueous bicarbonate (a base) to neutralize acid entering the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine) from the stomach. The enzymatic component is secreted by the acinar cells of the pancreas, while the aqueous portion is secreted by the epithelium of the pancreatic ducts.

Here are some of the enzymes that are secreted by the acinar cells:

-Trypsinogen 1,2, and 3

-chymotrypsinogen

-proelastase 1 and 2

-procarboxypeptidase A1, A2, B1, and B2

-alpha amylase

-Triacylglycerol hydrolase

-Phospholipase A2

-Colipase 1 and 2.

The pancreatic duct cells (epithelium of the ducts) secrete primarily bicarbonate, but they also secrete Cl. You can also find Na and K in the aqueous portion of the secretion.

That answer for the what the pancreas secretes is: Insulin.

The pancreas secretes the pancreatic enzyme protease, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic amylase.

The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes such as proteolytic enzymes which are responsible for the digestion of proteins, lipases which digest fat and amylases which digest dietary carbohydrates.

In addition to the proteases, lipase and amylase, the pancreas produces a host of other digestive enzymes, including ribonuclease, deoxyribonuclease, gelatinase and elastase.

Besides digestive enzymes, the pancreas is also responsible for the production and secretion of the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar.