1
Q
What color is bile? What state is it in?
A
It is a greenish brown liquid
2
Q
What does bile do?
A
It breaks down lipids into smaller pieces
3
Q
What does the liver produce
A
Bile
4
Q
What is bile the emulsifier for?
A
Chyme
5
Q
What are the immiscible liquids in chyme?
A
Fats and oils (lipids)
6
Q
Where is bile stored?
A
In the gall bladder
7
Q
What are gall stones?
A
Crystals of bile which can block the bile duct
8
Q
How can gall stones be shattered?
A
Sound waves of the right frequency
9
Q
From where is bile squirted?
A
The bile duct
10
Q
What is a recap of what happens in the liver?
A
When the chyme enters the first part of the small intestine, bile is squirted on the chyme through the bile duct and emulsifies the lipids in the chyme.
Digestive System Part II
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