Liver Flashcards
1
Q
What color is bile? What state is it in?
A
It is a greenish brown liquid
2
Q
What does bile do?
A
It breaks down lipids into smaller pieces
3
Q
What does the liver produce
A
Bile
4
Q
What is bile the emulsifier for?
A
Chyme
5
Q
What are the immiscible liquids in chyme?
A
Fats and oils (lipids)
6
Q
Where is bile stored?
A
In the gall bladder
7
Q
What are gall stones?
A
Crystals of bile which can block the bile duct
8
Q
How can gall stones be shattered?
A
Sound waves of the right frequency
9
Q
From where is bile squirted?
A
The bile duct
10
Q
What is a recap of what happens in the liver?
A
When the chyme enters the first part of the small intestine, bile is squirted on the chyme through the bile duct and emulsifies the lipids in the chyme.
