MICROANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

LIVER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
bile salts help in digestion by the process of
A
absorption
B
excretion
C
emulsification
D
nutrition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bile salts helps in emulsification of fats, i.e., breaking down of the large fat droplets into very small micelles. Bile also activates lipase enzymes, which digests fats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emulsification has done by the action of bile secretes from the liver. Bile contains bile pigment and bile salts. Bile salts break down the fats into smaller globules and result in a milky emulsion. These emulsified fats are again digested by pancreatic lipase into fatty acid and glycerol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emulsification in digestion is the breakdown of fat globules in the duodenum into small droplets creating a larger area where the pancreatic lipase enzyme can work to digest the fat into fatty acids and glycerol. The activity of the bile salts helps to emulsify the fats.

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