Lactose Is a Disaccharide

Lactose is a disaccharide. For animals to use lactose as an energy source, it is:

A) hydrolyzed into monosaccharides, then the resulting monosaccharides are transported into intestinal epithelial cells and from there into the blood to be distributed to cells around the body.
B) absorbed into the intestinal epithelial cells, transported across the internal space of those cells, then into the blood to be distributed and fed into the glycolysis pathway.
C) polymerized in the intestine, then absorbed by intestinal epithelial cells, and transported via the blood to the liver, where it is stored and used as needed.