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

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The liver secretes bile which gets stored in the gall bladder. The functions of bile are following:

Bile essential for the emulsification of fat.

Bile is essential for the absorption of fat, iron, calcium, and fat-soluble vitamins.

It makes the acidic food coming from the stomach alkaline so that pancreatic and Intestinal enzymes can act on it.

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

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$\begin{matrix} O r g a n & N a m e & F u n c t i o n A & P a n c r e a s & S t o r e s b i l e B & G a l l b l a d d e r & P a n c r e a t i c j u i c e C & L i v e r & S e c r e t e s b i l e \end{matrix}$

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