1. Triacylglycerides are emulsified by bile salts in the small intestine to form micelles

2. Intestinal lipases degrade micelles into mono/diglycerides and free fatty acids

3. fatty acids diffuse across epithelial cells of the small inestine and are converted back into triacylglycerides

4. Triacylglycerides are packed with cholesterol and apolipoproteins in aggregates called chylomicrons for transport

5. Chylomicrons move through blood and lymph systems to target tissues, picking up ApoC-II (alipoprotein) from high density lipoproteins along with it

6. ApoC-II activates lipoprotein lipase in cells which breaks down the chylomicron into free fatty acids and monacylglycerides

7. fatty acids enter the cell

8. fatty acids in muscle cells are oxidized for energy while fatty acids in adipose tissue are reesterified for storage

Learn: BIOCHEM EXAM 1 Chapter 17