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Which organ removes bile salts?

the liver.


Which organ secrets bile?

Bile is produced in the liver, stored in the gallbladder and used in the small intestine. It helps digest fatty foods by emulsifying the lipids.


Which organ absorbs water and bile salts?

Small intestine.


What organ scerets the bail juice?

The organ that secretes bile juice is the liver. Bile is produced in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder, where it is concentrated and released into the small intestine to aid in the digestion and absorption of fats. Bile contains bile salts, bilirubin, cholesterol, and other substances.


What bile salts are in bile?

The main bile salts in bile are cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid, which are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver. These bile salts help emulsify fats in the digestive system, aiding in their breakdown and absorption.


What sort of chemical is the bile?

Bile is not a chemical, it is bile salts.


Do bile salts produce lipids?

No, bile salts emulsify lipids to aid in their digestion.


What is the most essential part of bile?

Bile salts


What organ produce bile to break down fats so they can be absorbed and used by the body?

Liver produces bile. Bile contains bile salts and bile pigments. You have sodium taurocholate and sodium glychocolate as bile salts. These salts reduce the surface tension of the fat globules. Very small particles of the fat are formed. This greatly increase the surface area of the fat. this gives an opportunity to the enzyme to act on the fat granules. Fat is split into fatty acid and glycerol. These products are absorbed through the wall of the intestine.


Name test for bile pigments and bile salts?

test for bile salts - Hay's sulphur powder test n test for bile pigments - fauchet's test


Why is bile important?

bile salts in bile speed up fat digestion


What is a bea?

It is a small organ that aids digestion and stores bile produced by the liver. It is prized in Chinese/Asian markets for its supposed medicinal effects.it is situated closer to the pancreas.the bile stored secrets the substance named "BILE SALT"