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"Special enzymes on the walls of blood vessels called lipoprotein lipases must break down triglycerides into free fatty acids and glycerol."

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What breaks apart triglycerides so they can be taken up by the cell?

Triglycerides are broken down by an enzyme called lipase, which hydrolyzes the ester bonds in triglycerides to release fatty acids and glycerol. This breakdown process occurs in the small intestine and is essential for the absorption of fats by the intestinal cells.


What happens to chyme in the small intestine?

chemical digestions breaks the food apart


The digestion of triglycerides in the small intestine is catalyzed by?

The digestion of triglycerides in the small intestine is catalyzed by the hormone CCK (Cholecystokinin) which stimulates the gallbladder to secret bile. The bile emulsifies the triglycerides.


Fluid which breaks down fats in the small intestine?

Fats aren't broken down in the small intestine :/


What in the small intestine breaks down maltose?

maltase


How does the small intestine benefit your bodies?

the small intestine benefits the body because it breaks down the food even more......:)


Small intestine and what breaks food into chemicals that the body can use?

no


What is the type of digestion that breaks down food into molecules that can be absorbed?

small intestine


What releases enzymes into small intestine?

Amylase, which breaks down starches into monosaccharides, trypsin, which breaks down proteins, and lipase, which breaks down fat.


What enzyme break down maltose?

Maltase breaks down enzymes in the small intestine.


Does jelly get broken down in the small intestine?

Food breaks down in the stomach, not the intestines.


What breaks down complex sugars to simple sugars in the mouth and small intestine?

sucrase