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Digestion Lipids  Intestines Emulsification Globules Bile Gall Bladder

Lipid digestion occurs in the intestines with bile emulsification and breakdown by pancreatic lipases.

Lipid digestion occurs in the intestines, where bile emulsifies fat globules, and lipases from the pancreas break down the droplets.

Front digestion of lipids 
Back in intestines with emulsification of globules by bile (gall bladder), droplets digested by lipases (pancreas)

Tags: 6_1_digestion_absorption

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