NEET Biology question

BiologyDigestion and AbsorptionNEET

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Consider the following statements, each with one or more blanks. (i) Trypsinogen is activated to trypsin by (1). (ii) Fatty acids and glycerol are absorbed into (2) but glucose and amino acids are absorbed into (3). Which option gives the correct fill-ups for blanks (1) to (3)?

Answer: (B)

Solution

Trypsinogen is activated to trypsin by the intestinal brush-border enzyme enterokinase (1). Because fatty acids and glycerol are insoluble in water, they are re-packaged into chylomicrons and taken up by the lymphatic lacteals of the villi (2), whereas water-soluble glucose and amino acids pass directly into the blood

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Question ID VK-115081