Bile contribution to digestion is

Nucleic acid meta bolism

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Carbohydrate digestion

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Phagocytosis

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Emulsification of dietary fats

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The correct option is D
Emulsification of dietary fats

The liver secretes bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Bile salts help in the digestion of fats in the small intestine which converts large fat droplets into small ones. This process is called emulsification.

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$\begin{matrix} A & B 1 & Bile juice & a & Carbohydrate digestion 2 & Trypsin & b & Digestion of fats 3 & Lipase & c & Emulsification of fats 4 & Amylase & d & Digestion of proteins \end{matrix}$

Q. Assertion :Liver secretes bile juice that does not contain enzymes but helps in digestion Reason: Bile carries out emulsification of fats and provide alkaline medium for activity of other enzymes

Q. Bile juice helps in the digestion of fats due to presence of

Q. Which of the following statements are correct?
A. The chemical process of digestion is initiated in oral cavity by the hydrolytic action of the carbohydrate
splitting enzyme, the salivary amylase.
B. Lipases are absent in secretion of gastric glands.
C. Bile helps in emulsification of fats.
D. Nucleases in the succus entericus acts on nucleic acids to form nucleotides and nucleosides.

Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
In the process of digestion, carbohydrates are converted to.......... , proteins to.......... fat to.......... and .........., and nucleic acids to ..........

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Bile contribution to digestion is

The correct option is D Emulsification of dietary fats The liver secretes bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Bile salts help in the digestion of fats in the small intestine which converts large fat droplets into small ones. This process is called emulsification.

The correct option is D
Emulsification of dietary fats

The liver secretes bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Bile salts help in the digestion of fats in the small intestine which converts large fat droplets into small ones. This process is called emulsification.