Digestion and Absorption — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYDigestion and Absorption5 Marks
Question
What would happen if the liver does not secrete bile?
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Answer
If the liver would stop secreting the bile, following may happen:
The fats in our diet would not be digested, it is because bile helps in emulsifying fats and breaks it down for the body to absorb.
The liver makes bile from cholesterol. Thus, higher levels of cholesterol in the body may occur.
Bilirubin is made from our dead red blood cells and is a type of a pigment, that also acts as a part of the bile. Hence, if the liver does not secrete bile, the bilirubin would stay in blood instead of being converted by the liver into a soluble form and flows with the bile.
This may make our skin, white of the eyes more yellow in colour (jaundice), darken our urine and the stools would be whiter in colour.
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