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Category - Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice

What forms diglycerides and monoglycerides from lipids?
  1. Intestinal mucosa
  2. Liver
  3. Gallbladder
  4. Pancreas
Explanation
Answer: D - The pancreas forms diglycerides and monoglycerides from lipids by hydrolyzing fatty acids from triglycerides. Salts of the gallbladder emulsify fats before digestion. The intestinal mucosa converts lecithin to fatty acids, monoglycerides, phosphate, and choline.
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