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

Bile salts

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Solution

The correct option is A Bile salts
Bile salts are one of the primary components of bile. Bile is a greenish-yellow fluid made by the liver and stored in our gall bladder. Bile salts help with the digestion of fats in our bodies. They also helps us to absorb fat soluble vitamins like A,D, E, and K.
So, option A is the correct option.

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Q. Which of the following helps in partial digestion of fats?
(a) bile
(b) gastric juice
(c) pancreatic juice
(d) amylase

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. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it. Bile juice is stored in a sac called, gallbladder, located near its organ of secretion, the liver. The gallbladder releases the bile juice into the small intestine whenever food reaches there. Though bile juice is devoid of any digestive enzymes, it is required for the digestion of fats. The fats cannot be digested easily because they are insoluble in water and are present as large globules. Bile juice breaks down big fat droplets into smaller droplets. These are then easily digested by the enzymes released from the pancreas.

(a) Which organ secretes the bile juice?
(b) Why is digestion of fats difficult as compared to that of other nutrients?
(c) How does bile juice help in the digestion of fat?
(d) Where is the digestion of fat completed?
(e) Does bile juice digest fat completely?

Question 27
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows it.

Bile juice is stored in a sac called the gall bladder, located near its organ of secretion that is the liver. The gall bladder releases the bile juice into the small intestine whenever food reaches there. Though bile juice is devoid of any digestive enzymes, it is required for the digestion of fats. The fats cannot be digested easily because they are insoluble in water and are present as large globules. Bile juice breaks down big fat droplets into smaller droplets. These are then easily digested by the enzymes released by the pancreas.

(a) Which organ secretes the bile juice?

(b) Why is digestion of fats difficult as compared to that of other nutrients?

(d) Where is the digestion of fat completed?

(e) Does bile juice digest fat completely?

Q. .......... (of bile juice) helps in emulsification of fats.

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