Question

What is the function of bile?

Answer 1

Bile:

• The greenish-blue coloured fluid produced by the liver is called bile.
• It is stored in the gallbladder.
• The gallbladder releases the bile into the duodenum, a part of the small intestine, during the digestion of food.

Function:

• The bile helps in breaking down the fatty substances or lipid molecules present in the food product.
• The breakdown of fatty substances or lipids produces fatty acids and glycerol that the small intestine can absorb.