Explain the two major roles of bile salts in the process of digestion.

Question

The question wants you to know the two roles of bile salts produced by the liver.

Answer 1

The bile salts perform the following roles;

1)To emulsfy fat(breaks down fats into tiny fatty acids and glycerol).

2)Neutralize the acidic chyme from the stomach.Remember in the stomach hydrochloric acid is mixed with food to form an acidic chyme.

The two bile salts are; sodium glycocholate and sodium taurocholote.