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Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important for digestion. Why?

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Bile juice assists in the digestion and absorption of fats. It carries out fat digestion by the process of emulsification, during which they break the fats up into little globule to increase the surface area so the pancreatic lipase enzymes can act on them more efficiently. So, it is important for digestion.

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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.

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

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(e) Does bile juice digest fat completely?

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Short / Long answer type questions.Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important for digestion. Why?

Short / Long answer type questions.
Bile juice contains no digestive enzymes, yet it is important for digestion. Why?