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lipids are commonly called fats because lipids can accumulate anywhere including your skin or your arteries. lipid digestion usually occures in the stomach or in the intestines. But to much lipids can cause obesity.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn Your mom's stomach.
P.s. I was kidding YOUR MOM!!!
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∙ 13y agoChemical digestion of lipids is initiated in the small intestine.
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∙ 11y agoBegins in the mouth end in small intestine
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∙ 9y agoSometimes lipids are absorbed without digestion (bile pools the lipids into smaller amounts). Generally, though, they are digested by the small intestine.
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In what organ are lipids first digested?
Lipids, or fats, are digested in the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine.
Why lipids are not digested inside the stomach?
becuase the body stores them for later AKA FAT! Because the enzymes needed to digest lipids are not found in the stomach.
Lipids found in the human body?
Lipids are molecules that are fat soluble. Steroids, phospholipids and triglycerides are lipids that are found in the human body.
How do lipids move through the body so they can be digested and absorbed?
In order for lipids to move through the bloodstream they must combine with proteins to form lipoproteins. liquids are spelt liquids not lipids Lipids is correct. The question is not liquids. Also, it is spelled not spelt!
How does a banana pass through the organs of a human body?
Digested.
Where in the human body is most food digested?
In the small intestine
Are lipids digested in the small intestine?
Yes.
Why are lipids good for the human body?
keeps you warm (fat)
What are the best known lipids?
The best known lipids are fats, oils, triglycerides and cholesterol. Cholesterol is a type of sterol found in the human body. Lipids are stored in the body for energy.
In the human body digested food is transported to cells by what system?
digestive
What are the plant materials that cannot be digested by the human body known as?
Roughage.
Which organic molecule is digested into simple sugar?
lipids
