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No it does not. It only emulsifies fats, creating a greater total surface area for more efficient digestion by enzymes such as lipase.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoNo. It is released in response to fat. It helps to break it down into much smaller parts which allows for digestion.
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Bile salts are responsible for the digestion and absorption of?
Bile is produced in the liver and helps to digest fat in the human body. Once produced, bile is stored in the gallbladder and is discharged into the duodenum when a person eats.
Does bile help break down proteins and amino acids?
Bile breaks down fats into smaller particles that can be more easily digested.
The and the liver send fluids to the small intestine that helps in digestion?
The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder all secrete substances which help digest food in the small intestine. These liquids can digest fats, carbohydrates and proteins.
How do proteins help in digestion?
Proteins need an acid environmet to digest.
What juices from the pancreas help digest food in the small intestine?
Liver.
What does pepsine help to digest?
proteins into amino acids
Storage sac that holds the bile that is produced in the liver?
The gallbladder produces and stores bile. It releases bile to help digest food.
Why is the gallbladder important to us?
It produced the bile to help digest greasy and spicy foods.
What nutrients dies bile help digest?
fats or lipids fats or lipids
Which Two organs that secrete enzymes to help the digestive tract?
There are actually three organs that secrete digestive substances into the small intestine to help digest proteins, carbohydrates and fats. These organs are: - the liver - the pancreas - the gallbladder
What large molecules use proteins to help move across cell membranes?
carbohydrates
Does the gallbladder temporarily store bile?
Yes, the liver makes the bile, then it is stored in the gall bladder until after a meal, then it is used to help you digest your food.
