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Answer» Answer: - Bile is a FLUID that is made and released by the liver and stored in the GALLBLADDER. Bile helps with digestion. It breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract .
- The bile pigments are formed by decomposition of the porphyrin ring and contain a chain of FOUR pyrrole rings. Bilirubin, for example, the brownish yellow pigment that gives feces its CHARACTERISTIC colour, is the END product of the breakdown of heme from destroyed red blood cells.
- Bile contains bile acids, which are critical for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine. Many waste products, including bilirubin, are eliminated from the body by secretion into bile and elimination in feces.
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