KROK 1 2020 – Question 72 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A certain type of digestion is disturbed in the patient’s small intestine. This type of digestion occurs on the apical surface of enterocytes and uses the membrane-bound enzymes adsorbed in the glycocalyx. What type of digestion is it?
- A. Symbiotic
- B. Cavitary
- C. Proper
- D. Autolytic
- E. Membrane
Hint
Match the description in the stem (apical surface of the enterocyte, enzymes fixed in the glycocalyx) with the stage of digestion that takes place at exactly that site.
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