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What is the digestive juice which has no enzymes?
Bile. It's produced in the Gall Bladder and is made of dead red blood cells. It emulsifies fat.
Is bile an enzyme specifically used for the chemical breakdown of fat?
Bile is not an enzyme, but an emulsifying agent. It physically breaks down fat into smaller molecules, providing a greater surface area for the work of fat-digesting enzymes.
What role does bile produced by the gallbladder fulfill?
Digesting fat.
What makes bile to break down fat?
Bile emulsifies fat so that enzymes that act on fat can work. Soap does the same thing when you wash dishes.
What is Digestion of carbohydrate protein and fat?
A fat is usually processed by bile and other enzymes in the duodenum
What substance helps suspend fat in a watery digestive mixture making fat more available to digestive enzymes It's either A. Bicarbonate B. Mucus C. Bile D. Pancreatic juices?
c. bile Bicarbonate is used to neutralize HCl Mucus is used as a protective layer of the mucosa of the digestive system pancreatic juices contain the enzymes that would digest the fat; it contains other enzymes as well.
What is the name of one digestive juice?
---- Gastric acid is mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, 2 protein digesting enzymes (Pepsin and Rennin), as well as mucus.
Does bile contain enzymes that emulsify fats?
Yes! Bile salts are produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and secreted in the small intestine's duodenum. Because they emulsify fats, they are often thought of as digestion's detergent.
What does the bile do when it gets to the duodenum?
Bile aids in the chemical digestion of fat. The lipids and salts found in bile help break fats into smaller pieces while enzymes can more easily break down fat molecules.
How are bile and enzymes related?
BILE JUICE IS A JUICE SECRETED BY THE LIVER DURING DIGESTION WHICH CONTAINS BILE SALT THAT BREAKS FAT THAT ARE PRESENT IN THE SMALL INTESTINE AS LARGE FAT GOBULES INTO SMALL FAT GOBULES. THUS, INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF ENZYME ACTION.
Why do people with gallstones experience problems digesting certain food?
When you eat, your gallbladder contracts and releases stored bile where it begins to help break down the fat in your food. The person might face problem in digesting fat globules...
Is bile a physical or chemical reaction?
The process of bile is a physical one because it does not contain any enzymes that breaks down any fats. Lipase is the enzyme that breaks down fats but bile is only an emulsifier, which is a physical process, that combines bile with the fats.
