The primary bile salts are synthesized from _______ by hepatocytes lining the bile canaliculi

a. lecithin
b. fatty acids
c. cholesterol
d. testosterone


ANS: C
Bile acids (salts) are synthesized from cholesterol. The process is not reliant on lecithin, fatty ac-ids, or testosterone.

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