AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The organ that produces, or creates, bile to help with chemical digestion.
A
liver
B
pancreas
C
gall bladder
D
small intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your liver continually produces bile. This is a chemical that helps turn fats into energy that your body uses. Bile is necessary for the digestive process. Your liver also creates albumin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Enzymes produced by the small intestine, liver and pancreas contribute to the chemical digestion of food. The liver is the largest organ inside the body. The role of the liver in the digestive system is to produce bile. Bile is a special substance that breaks down fat molecules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps with digestion. It breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liver produces bile, a solution that helps you digest fats. Gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile. As fatty food enters the upper portion of your small intestine (the duodenum), the gallbladder squeezes bile into the small intestine through the bile ducts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Functions of the liver All the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver. The liver processes this blood and breaks down, balances, and creates the nutrients and also metabolizes drugs into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body or that are nontoxic.

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