Question

What is the function of bile juice?

Answer 1

Bile juice:

1. Bile juice is responsible for emulsifying fats & breaks them down into constituent small particles.
2. It is secreted by the liver.
3. It helps the body to absorb the broken-down fat products in the gut and is absorbed through the intestinal mucosa.
4. Bile is stored in the gall bladder.
5. Bile juice often helps in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
6. Bile also serves as a route of excretion for bilirubin, a by-product formed during the destruction of red blood cells.