EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Bile is produced by hepatocytes and it is then modified by the cholangiocytes lining the bile ducts. The production and secretion of bile require active transport systems within hepatocytes and cholangiocytes in addition to a structurally and functionally intact biliary tree.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bile is secreted primarily by the hepatocytes into bile canaliculi. The bile canaliculus is formed by a groove of the lateral plasma membrane between two hepatocytes. With respect to bile secretion, the liver may be regarded as an epithelium transporting a variety of substrates from blood to bile.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps with digestion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bile is the greenish-yellow fluid (consisting of waste products, cholesterol, and bile salts) that is secreted by the liver cells to perform 2 primary functions: To carry away waste. To break down fats during digestion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Initially, hepatocytes produce bile by secreting conjugated bilirubin, bile salts, cholesterol, phospholipids, proteins, ions, and water into their canaliculi (thin tubules between adjacent hepatocytes that eventually join to form bile ducts) .