Question

How does bile help in the digestion of food?
(i) It helps in digestion of proteins and carbohydrates.
(ii) It helps by emulsification of fats.
(iii) It helps in absorption of water.
(iv) It helps in digestion of carbohydrates.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Option (2) is correct surely

It emulsified the larger fat molecules into chyclomicrons

Answer 2

Answer:

Bile is the digestive juice secreted by the liver. Although it does not contain any digestive enzymes, it plays an important role in the digestion of fats. Bile juice has bile pigments such as bilirubin and biliverdin. These pigments break down large fat globules into smaller globules so that the pancreatic enzymes can easily act on them. The process is known as emulsification of fats. Bile juice also makes the medium alkaline due to the presence of NaHCO

3 and also activates lipase.