https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/96f44afa-5f39-492d-8f51-fb152c687d56 Official Ninja Nerd Website: https://ninjanerd.org Ninja Nerds! In this lecture, Professor Zach Murphy will present on the digestion and absorption of lipids. We begin with the breakdown of dietary fats, including triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol esters, starting in the small intestine. The lecture details how bile salts, secreted from the gallbladder, emulsify large lipid droplets into smaller micelles, increasing surface area for pancreatic lipase activity. We then explain the role of pancreatic lipase and colipase in hydrolyzing triglycerides into free fatty acids and monoglycerides, and the contribution of cholesterol esterase and phospholipase A2 in breaking down other lipid types. Next, we focus on lipid absorption in the enterocytes. Micelles transport lipid digestion products to the brush border membrane, where they diffuse into enterocytes. Inside the cell, lipids are re-esterified into triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol esters, which are then packaged into chylomicrons along with apolipoproteins. These chylomicrons are secreted into the lymphatic system via lacteals before entering the systemic circulation. The lecture also highlights the importance of bile salt recycling via the enterohepatic circulation and the clinical consequences of malabsorption syndromes. Enjoy the lecture and support us below! 🌐 Official Links Website: https://www.ninjanerd.org Podcast: https://podcast.ninjanerd.org Store: https://merch.ninjanerd.org 📱 Social Media https://www.tiktok.com/@ninjanerdlectures https://www.instagram.com/ninjanerdlectures https://www.facebook.com/ninjanerdlectures https://x.com/ninjanerdsci/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ninja-nerd/ 💬 Join Our Community Discord: https://discord.gg/3srTG4dngW #ninjanerd #DigestionofLipids #Gastrointestinal Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/96f44afa-5f39-492d-8f51-fb152c687d56 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.