Chapter 2, Problem 6SC

Where does the majority of fat digestion take place? a. mouth b. stomach c. small intestine d. large intestine

Figure 16.7 Which of the following statements about the digestive system is false? a. Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach. b. Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine. c. In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies fats. d. The stomach is separated from the small intestine by the pyloric sphincter.

The lack of adequate saliva due to the absence of or diminished secretions by the salivary glands is known as zerostomia. _____________________

After triglycerides are absorbed, they leave the cell and move into the ________. a. bloodstream b. intestinal cells c. liver d. lacteals