(a) Which part of the body secretes bile? Where is bile stored? What is the function of bile?
(b) What is trypsin? What is its function?

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(a) Bile is secreted by liver. It is stored in the gall bladder and helps in the digestion of fats. Also, it converts the acidic food into alkaline.

(b) Trypsin is an enzyme present in the digestive juice secreted by the pancreas. Its function is to digest the proteins.

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(a) Which part of the body secretes bile ? Where is bile stored ? What is the function of bile ?
(b) What is trypsin ? What is its function ?

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$\begin{matrix} a) Pepsinogen is secreted by & I)Liver b) Trypsin is secreted by & II) Pancreas c) Bile is produced in & III) Gall bladder d) Bile is stored in & IV) Gastric glands \end{matrix}$

Observe the given picture carefully and match A, B and C with their correct name and function from the table given below:

$\begin{matrix} Organ & Name & Function A & Pancreas & Store bile B & Gall bladder & Pancreatic juice C & Liver & Secretes bile \end{matrix}$

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(a) secreted by bile duct and stored in liver
(b) secreted by gall bladder and stored in liver
(c) secreted by liver and stored in bile duct
(d) secreted by liver and stored in gall bladder

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(a) Which part of the body secretes bile? Where is bile stored? What is the function of bile? (b) What is trypsin? What is its function?

(a) Bile is secreted by liver. It is stored in the gall bladder and helps in the digestion of fats. Also, it converts the acidic food into alkaline. (b) Trypsin is an enzyme present in the digestive juice secreted by the pancreas. Its function is to digest the proteins.

(a) Which part of the body secretes bile? Where is bile stored? What is the function of bile?
(b) What is trypsin? What is its function?

(a) Bile is secreted by liver. It is stored in the gall bladder and helps in the digestion of fats. Also, it converts the acidic food into alkaline.

(b) Trypsin is an enzyme present in the digestive juice secreted by the pancreas. Its function is to digest the proteins.