Question

Which points are incorrect with regarding of bile pigments?

• A. They help in emulsification of fats
• B. They contain fat digesting ability
• C. They activate lipases
• D. They help in the absorption of fatty acids
• E. They synthesized in gall bladder.

Answer 1

The correct option is E They synthesized in gall bladder.

Bile pigments consists of the bilirubin and the biliverdin. These are concentrated inside the gallbladder but formed inside the hepatic cells. The pigments have the ability to emulsify the large droplets of fat into the simpler small absorbable form of fat thus help in digestion and absorption of fatty acids and constituents. It activates lipases.

Thus, the correct answer is 'They synthesized in gall bladder.'