Question

Which of the following is correct about the bile of rabbit?

• A. It is synthesized by gall bladder and also stored there.
• B. It is an enzyme which emulsify the fats.
• C. It contain bile salts and bile pigments.
• D. Bilirubin present in it is decomposed fats.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It contain bile salts and bile pigments.

In the rabbit, bile is secreted by the liver and stored and released by the gallbladder. Bile is composed of bile acids and salts, cholesterol, pigments, water and electrolyte chemicals that keep the total solution slightly acidic (with a pH of about 5 to 6). Bile salts are composed of the salts of four different kinds of free bile acids (cholic, deoxycholic, chenodeoxycholic, and lithocholic acids). Bile salts and acids can be synthesized from cholesterol or extracted from the bloodstream by the liver. They pass from the liver into the intestine, where they emulsify fat.