Question

Bile juice is stored in:

• A. Liver
• B. Pancreas
• C. Gall bladder
• D. Stomach

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Gall bladder

The correct option is C, Gall bladder
Explanation of correct option

1. Gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath the liver.
2. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile that's released into the small intestine.
3. When food enters the small intestine, a hormone called cholecystokinin is released, signaling the gallbladder to contract and secrete bile into the small intestine through the common bile duct.
4. The bile helps the digestive process by breaking up fats.
5. It emulsifies fat into fatty acids and glycerol.
6. It also drains waste products from the liver into the duodenum, a part of the small intestine.

Explanation of incorrect option-

Option A-

1. The largest organ in the body, the Liver is found below the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity.
2. Liver performs various functions-

• Carries out metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates
• It produces and excretes bile.
• It is responsible to excrete cholesterol, bilirubin, drugs and hormones.

Option B-

1. Pancreas is an abdominal organ located behind the stomach.
2. It is an important part of digestive system as it secretes enzymes.
3. Pancreatic juice secreted from the pancreas contains amylase, proteases and lipase.
4. These enzymes help in breaking down sugar, proteins and fats.

Option D-

1. The stomach serves as a muscular bag that is situated towards the left side of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm.
2. It secretes digestive enzyme pepsin and HCl.
3. Pepsin helps in converting proteins to small peptides.
4. HCl activates the pepsin and it also kills the germs.

Final answer: Bile juice is stored in Gall bladder.