JAMB - Biology (2009 - No. 40)
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Emulsification of fats takes place in the part labelled?
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Explicaţie
Fat emulsification is the process of increasing the surface area of fats in the small intestine by grouping them into small clusters.
This is the responsibility of bile, a liquid created by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Actual digestion of the fats is then accomplished by lipase, an enzyme from the pancreas