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Bile is produced by liver and stored in gallbladder. It ______ .

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makes the food acidic
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emulsifies fats
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breaks proteins
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breaks carbohydrates
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The correct option is B emulsifies fats
The bile is a digestive juice secreted by liver into duodenum through the common pancreatic duct. The breakdown of fat globules into tiny droplets takes place in the duodenum because it provides a larger surface area on which the bile can act. This process is called emulsification. The pancreatic lipase then digests the smaller droplets of fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

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