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State two functions of bile, and say why bile is not called a digestive juice.
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Answer
Bile emulsifies fats, breaking large globules into tiny droplets so that lipase can act on a much larger surface, and it makes the food alkaline so that the pancreatic and intestinal enzymes can work. It is not called a digestive juice because it contains no enzymes.
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Explanation
Bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
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