Assertion :Bile salts of bile help in the emulsification of fats. Reason: Bile salts can break large fat droplets into smaller ones.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion. Emulsification is the breakdown of large fat molecules into small providing larger surface area for the pancreatic lipase to digest fats into fatty acids and glycerol. The bile salts present in the bile(secreted by the liver), are responsible for the emulsification of fats in the intestinal lumen, they reduce the surface tension of fat droplets, causing their breakdown into many smaller ones. A stable emulsion of fat is thereby formed.