The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
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Liver
Liver The role of the liver in digestion … the body and plays a very important role in the process of digestion by physically regulating it and ensuring release …
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Gallbladder
… food? To describe the role of the gallbladder in digestion, let’s start with what we eat. Human beings are … that the body can’t use them. So, one of the jobs of digestion is to convert (emulsify) polyglycerides into much … gallbladder ordering them to deliver digestive bile. Liver bile is what makes fat work for you The bile from …
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Liver
Liver The liver is a solid organ that produces bile for fat digestion and is also the first stop for the majority of …
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Pancreas
Pancreas The pancreas and its role in digestion and sugar control The pancreas is … the enzymes in pancreatic juice. Pancreatic juice and digestion Pancreatic juice contains enzymes for … called acinar cells. Although bile salts and the liver are important in fat digestion, the most important …
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Pancreas
Pancreas The role of the pancreas in digestion and sugar metabolism Along with the liver, the pancreas is one of the master chemists of the … and the complex chemical biofeedback controlled process of digestion. The other function of the pancreas …
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Stomach
Stomach The stomach and its role in digestion The stomach is a muscular sac that lies … and it can expand to temporarily store food. Partial digestion of the food takes place here. The churning action … The two tan organs at the top of the picture are the liver on the left and the spleen on the right. The picture …
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Intestine
Intestine Your small intestine and digestion The small intestine is a long tube that is … between the stomach and the jejunum that is very active in digestion where many different enzymes mix from the stomach, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. Small Intestinal …
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Duodenum
… to mix the contents of the stomach, enzymes produced by the liver and enzymes produced by the pancreas. … to the remainder of the small intestine. Role in digestion The duodenum plays an important role in … The duodenum also has hormonal roles in the process of digestion. The exact role of the duodenum in …
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Gut Bacteria
Gut Bacteria The Human Microbiome and Digestion Microbes are organisms too small to be viewed … are considered important—but probably not essential—to digestion. Animals raised in completely microbe-free … wadsworthia thrives on sulfur, which is produced by the liver in order to break down hard to digest saturated fat …
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Gallbladder Surgery
… the gallbladder? The gallbladder is located near the liver and it is a small pear-shaped organ that stores extra … and is a substance that is required to dissolve fat during digestion. The liver produces about one liter of bile a day … This extra bile is released by the gallbladder to aid in digestion during especially fatty meals. Normally, the …