0
Bile is an important player in the digestive system largely because it helps to digest fats. In the gut, fats exist as relatively large globs that cannot be absorbed. To prepare fats for absorption, they must first be broken down into their component parts. An enzyme called lipase ("lip-", fat; "-ase", break down) is capable of breaking down the large fat globs. However, lipase acting by itself would be very inefficient because these large fat globs have a very low surface area-to-volume ratio. This means that the globs have a lot of fat in them, but not much surface for lipase to work on. Lipase can only act efficiently on fat globs with high surface area-to-volume ratios.
This is where bile comes in. The major players in bile that help achieve a high surface area-to-volume ratio are called bile salts. Bile salts are amphipathic -- they have both water-soluble (hydrophilic) and water-insoluble (hydrophobic) regions. The water-soluble regions are repelled from fats, but the water-insoluble regions are strongly attracted to fats in the gut. This arrangement allows bile salts to associated with one part of the fat glob and then cause the region nearby to break off. Bile salts do this by forming a spherical structure around globs of fat in the gut; this spherical structure (in combination with a few other proteins that get added to it) is called a micelle. By forming micelles, bile salts break up (or emulsify) large fat particles into smaller ones. The proteins associated with the micelle also attract the digestive enzyme lipase, which breaks down the fats inside the micelle into their component parts for absorption in the gut.
What else can I help you with?
How much bile does the body produce?
The human body produces about 500-800 ml of bile per day. Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder before being released into the small intestine to aid in the digestion and absorption of fats.
Identify the hormone that is secreted in the part of human body which produce bile juice?
Somatomedin
What is human bile?
bile is an enzyme secreted from human liver,excess of liver toxification secretes more bile juice.
Yellow liquid n human body?
Yellow liquid in the human body can be bile, which is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps with digestion, particularly the breakdown of fats. Yellow urine can also indicate dehydration or a liver or gallbladder issue.
What does the bile duct do in the human body?
The bile duct is a tube that carries bile from the liver to the small intestine. Bile helps in the digestion and absorption of fats in the food we eat. It also helps in getting rid of waste and toxins from the liver.
What is the Hippocrates humoral theory?
Hippocrates believed that the human body was controlled by four humors, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile and blood. Illnesses were caused by an imbalance of the humors.
Which region of the human gut receives bile from the bile duct?
The "Liver"
How many gallbladders in human body?
There is normally only one gallbladder in the human body. It is a small organ located below the liver and is responsible for storing and concentrating bile produced by the liver.
What is the primary function of the liver in the human body?
The primary function of the liver in the human body is to process nutrients from food, detoxify harmful substances, produce bile for digestion, and store essential vitamins and minerals.
Where In The Body Is Bile?
bile is stored in the gall bladder. it is produced in the liver.
Where bile secretion?
the bile is secreted in the small intestines of the body. from the liver
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.
