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Absorption of dietary ***

A. Can only occur after the neutral *** has been split into glycerol and fatty acids.

B. Involves *** uptake by both the lymphatic and blood capillaries.

C. Is impaired following gastrectomy.

D. Is required for normal bone development.

E. Is required for normal blood clotting.

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A. False Unsplit neutral *** can be absorbed if emulsified into sufficiently small particles.

B. True The smaller fatty acids pass directly into blood; the larger ones are esterified, packaged into chylomicrons and taken into lymphatics.

C. True The loss of gastric storage capacity results in rapid transit of food through the small intestine and insufficient time for complete digestion and absorption of ***.

D. True Vitamin D is required for normal bone development; it is a -soluble vitamin and absorbed along with the .

E. True Vitamin K which is needed for the synthesis of certain clotting factors in the liver is also a ***-soluble vitamin.

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