Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it. Bile juice is stored in a sac called, the gall bladder, located near its organ of secretion, 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 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?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow it. Bile juice is stored in a sac called, the gall bladder, located near its organ of secretion, 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 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?
Bile Juice :
- Bile juice is generated by the liver and stored in the gallbladder to aid digestion.
- It is crucial in the digestion of fats or lipids.
- Bile salts found in intestinal juice include bilirubin and biliverdin.
- These break down huge fat globules into smaller globules, making it easier for pancreatic enzymes to act on them.
- Bile juice has a pH of 7.50 to 8.05, which is higher than the pH of gallbladder bile acid, which is to
- The gallbladder's bile grows increasingly acidic the longer a person goes without eating, however resting slows this pH drop.
Explanation :
- The liver is the biggest gland of the body. The main functions of the liver are synthesis, storage, and detoxification. The liver also stimulates bile juice production.
- Digestion of fats is tough because they are not easily soluble in water. They are present in large globules which makes the process of their digestion difficult.
- Bile juice supports the emulsification of fats which implies breaking down larger fat molecules into minor ones. This process makes the enzyme activity easier and fats are digested easily.
- The digestion of fats gets completed in the small intestine. The gall bladder discharges bile juice in the small intestine. So, fat emulsification gets finalized in the small intestine only.
- Bile juice transforms the larger fat molecules into smaller droplets, making it easier to digest. It does not digest fats completely. Further, pancreatic enzymes help in the digestion of fat.
Bile Juice :
- Bile juice is generated by the liver and stored in the gallbladder to aid digestion.
- It is crucial in the digestion of fats or lipids.
- Bile salts found in intestinal juice include bilirubin and biliverdin.
- These break down huge fat globules into smaller globules, making it easier for pancreatic enzymes to act on them.
- Bile juice has a pH of 7.50 to 8.05, which is higher than the pH of gallbladder bile acid, which is to
- The gallbladder's bile grows increasingly acidic the longer a person goes without eating, however resting slows this pH drop.
Explanation :
- The liver is the biggest gland of the body. The main functions of the liver are synthesis, storage, and detoxification. The liver also stimulates bile juice production.
- Digestion of fats is tough because they are not easily soluble in water. They are present in large globules which makes the process of their digestion difficult.
- Bile juice supports the emulsification of fats which implies breaking down larger fat molecules into minor ones. This process makes the enzyme activity easier and fats are digested easily.
- The digestion of fats gets completed in the small intestine. The gall bladder discharges bile juice in the small intestine. So, fat emulsification gets finalized in the small intestine only.
- Bile juice transforms the larger fat molecules into smaller droplets, making it easier to digest. It does not digest fats completely. Further, pancreatic enzymes help in the digestion of fat.
