2024 CPPS 303 - Liver Lipid Metabolism New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
- Where are bile acids synthesized?
Answer: The liver
- Where are bile acids stored?
Answer: The gallbladder
- Where are bile acids released into?
Answer: The duodenum
- What takes up the majority of bile acids?
Answer: enterocytes
- Where does the passive diffusion of unconjugated and uncharged bile acids take
place?
Answer: jejunum and colon
- What is the main site for the active uptake of conjugated bile acids by bile salt
transporters?
Answer: ileum
- What percent of bile acids are reabsorbed in the ileum?
Answer: 95%
- Where do the other 5% of bile acids go?
Answer: lost through fecal output
- What happens to the bile acids that are absorbed by the enterocytes?
Answer: re- leased into the portan vein and redirected to the liver for recycling
- Where do a small portion of bile acids escape the enterohepatic circulation to
reach?
Answer: The systemic circulation
- What percent of the portal total bile acids does the liver extract?
Answer: 80-90%
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