Chapter 14
Generation of bile pigments by haem oxygenase: a refined cellular strategy in response to stressful insults
Roberta Foresti, Colin J. Green and Roberto Motterlini1 ...
bile acids. These amphiphilic steroids emulsify ingested fat. The hydrophobic portion of the steroid dissolves in the fat while the negatively-charged side chain interacts with water molecules.
bile
A yellow secretion of the vertebrate liver, temporarily stored in the gallbladder and composed of organic salts that emulsify fats in the small intestine.
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bile
a mixture of substances containing bile salts, which emulsify fats and aid in their digestion and absorption.
Bile salts Polar derivatives of cholesterol that are made in the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and released into the small intestine, where they act as detergents to solubilize dietary lipids, facilitating their digestion and absorption.
The Common Bile Duct (ductus choledochus)."The common bile duct is formed by the junction of the cystic and hepatic ducts; it is about 7.5 cm. long, and of the diameter of a goose-quill.
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Bile can either drain directly into the duodenum via the common bile duct or be temporarily stored in the gallbladder via the cystic duct. The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct enter the duodenum together at the ampulla of Vater.
bile A fluid secreted by the liver and poured into the small intestine via the bile duct; emulsifies fats.
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Bile emulsifies fats, facilitating their breakdown into progressively smaller fat globules until they can be acted upon by lipases. Bile contains cholesterol, phospholipids, bilirubin, and a mix of salts.
Choler yellow bile‚ one of the four humors people used to think were present in our bodies‚ and which was thought to be produced by the liver
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Our hands, tongue, teeth, (smooth) muscles of the digestive tract, H+ ions (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach, and bile are all involved in the breakdown of food to smaller pieces which can then be attacked by the digestive enzymes.
Secretin - is in the duodenum and signals the secretion of sodium bicarbonate in the pancreas and it stimulates the bile secretion in the liver. This hormone responds to the acidity of the chyme.
Stimulates pancreatic, pepsin and bile secretion, inhibits gastric acid secretion. Considerable homology with gastric inhibitory peptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide and glucagon.
micelles Structures formed when bile salts surround digested fats in order to enable the water-insoluble fats to be absorbed by the epithelial cells lining the small intestine. PICTURE ...
sac near the liver in which bile is stored
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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As the chyme enters your small intestine it is mixed with a variety of chemicals, whose job it is to further break down the hotdog. Your liver adds a liquid known as bile which helps to neutralize the acids from your stomach, ...
 See also: Trans, Liver, Blood, Cells, Tissue
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