Question

Where does digestion of fat takes place in the human alimentary canal?

Answer 1

Digestion:

• The process involving the breaking of the food particles to release nutrients that the body can absorb is known as digestion.
• The organs that digest and transport the food create a passage known as the alimentary canal.

Digestion of fats:

• The duodenum part of the small intestine receives bile from the liver that breaks the large fatty globules. This process is known as emulsification. It releases small fatty globules that are further digested by the action of enzyme lipase to liberate fatty acids.

Therefore, the digestion of fats occurs in the small intestine.