3. Absorption and digestion of
disaccharides and small peptides
Lumen
of small
intestine
Brushborder
cells of
intestinal
mucosa
Polysaccharides
Small peptides
and disaccharides
Disaccharidases Aminopeptidases
Monosaccharides Amino acids
To extracellular fluid and blood
Figure 47-14 p1057
4. Absorption of fat-soluble products of digestion
by intestinal mucosa cells
Monoglycerides Fatty acids
Lumen
of small
intestine
Bile salts
Micelles
Brushborder
cells of
intestinal
mucosa
Endoplasmic
reticulum
Monoglycerides
Triglycerides
Aggregated
Aggregate and coated
triglycerides
Lipoprotein with lipoprotein
coat
Chylomicron
Interstitial
fluid
Fatty acids
Chylomicrons
Chylomicrons exit the cell by
exocytosis and enter lymph vessels.
Figure 47-15 p1058