Питання 11 з 40 · Тема: Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism · Biochemistry

A 56-year-old woman comes to the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain for the last several hours. The pain is cramp-like in nature, constant and has worsened over time. She gives a history of episodic right upper abdominal pain for the past few months, mostly after consuming fatty foods, radiating to the tip of the scapula. Ultrasound of the gallbladder shows hyperdense structures with an acoustic shadow (gallstones) and a thickened wall. Which of the following processes is most likely disturbed in presence of the stone in the gallbladder?

1. A Carbohydrates digestion to monosaccharides
2. B Hydrochloric acid (HCI) secretion in stomach
3. C Proteins digestion to amino acids
4. D Emulsification of lipids
5. E Inhibition of saliva secretion

Правильна відповідь: D. Emulsification of lipids