Question

Bile juice is stored in a sac called, gall bladder, located near its organ of

secretion, 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 from the pancreas.

i. Which organ secretes the bile juice?

ii. Why is digestion of fats difficult as compared to that of other

nutrients?

iii. How does bile juice help in digestion of fat?

iv. Where is the digestion of fat completed?

v. Does bile juice digest fat completely?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. liver.

2. The reason behind this is insolubility of fat in water .

3. It breaks down fatty acids which help in digestion.

4. Small intestine.

5. No.