The Liver and Bile
The liver plays a vital role in digestion, specifically in the processing of fats using a substance called bile.
Is bile an enzyme? (Hint: No!)
What is The Liver and Bile?
"The liver is a large organ that produces bile to aid in the digestion and absorption of lipids."
Which statement accurately describes liver at a GCSE level?
Why does bile help lipase work more effectively?
Choose the best explanation: why does bile help lipase work more effectively?
Select why does bile help lipase work more effectively?
Bile Functions
Bile is alkaline to neutralise hydrochloric acid from the stomach.
It emulsifies fat into small droplets to increase surface area.
This increases the rate of fat breakdown by lipase.
Bile is made in the liver but stored in the gall bladder before being released into the small intestine.
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