Team #1

Proteins

100

These "building blocks" are the final form proteins must be broken into for absorption.

Amino Acids

200

Most protein absorption occurs in which specific segment of the small intestine.

Jejunum

300

To be absorbed, amino acids usually require the co-transport of this specific ion.

Sodium (Na+)

400

Small chains of 2 or 3 amino acids, known by these terms, can be absorbed intact.

Dipeptides and Tripeptides

500

This specialized process allows whole proteins (like antibodies in breast milk) to be absorbed.

Transcytosis (or Endocytosis)

Carbohydrates

100

This simple sugar is the primary form in which most carbs enter the bloodstream.

Monosaccharides

200

This specific transport protein moves glucose and galactose into enterocytes.

SGLT1 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1)

300

This process describes how fructose is absorbed, requiring no energy but using a carrier.

Facilitated diffusion

400

After leaving the enterocyte, monosaccharides travel via this vessel directly to the liver.

Hepatic Portal Vein

500

This is the specific name of the transporter (GLUT) that moves fructose across the apical membrane.

GLUT5

Lipids

100

These small, spherical complexes carry insoluble lipids to the brush border.

Micelles

200

Unlike other nutrients, lipids are first absorbed into these vessels of the lymphatic system.

Lacteals

300

Inside the enterocyte, lipids are repackaged into these large lipoprotein particles.

Chylomicrons

400

This enzyme, found on capillary walls, breaks down triglycerides within chylomicrons.

Lipoprotein Lipase

500

Short and medium-chain fatty acids are unique because they do not require these for transport.

Bile salts (or Chylomicrons/Micelles)