Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules within the chyme that enters the duodenum.Bile salts break up the fat globule into smaller fat droplets.This role of bile salts is best described as ________.
A) lipid emulsification
B) lipid absorption
C) lipid ingestion
D) lipid digestion

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Bile salts play a crucial role in the digestion of lipids by emulsifying large fat globules into smaller droplets, which increases the surface area for enzyme activity and enhances lipid digestion. Therefore, the best choice for this role is lipid emulsification (A). B, C, and D are incorrect because bile salts do not absorb or ingest lipids, nor do they directly digest them.

Bile Salts Bind at Their Hydrophobic Regions to Large Fat