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What is the organ that produces bile?

What is the organ that produces bile?

Liver
Liver: An organ with many functions, your liver’s two main responsibilities in the process of digestion are to make and secrete bile and to process and purify the blood containing newly absorbed nutrients that are coming from the small intestine.

What does the pharynx do in fish?

Most fish exchange gases using gills on either side of the pharynx (throat). Gills are tissues which consist of threadlike structures called filaments. These filaments have many functions and “are involved in ion and water transfer as well as oxygen, carbon dioxide, acid and ammonia exchange.

Do all fish have pyloric caeca?

At the hind end of the stomach – before or just at the beginning of the intestines – many fish have some thin, blind tubes called Pyloric Caeca. Not all fish have them, Wrasses, Pipefish and many Catfish do not have any.

What is the stomach?

The stomach is a muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen. The stomach receives food from the esophagus. As food reaches the end of the esophagus, it enters the stomach through a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter. The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.

Where does the bile come from in a fish?

Bile contains waste products of liver activity which pass out of the fish in the feces. Bile has a digestive function in that it emulsifieslipids, greatly increasing their absorbtion in the intestine.

Where is bile produced in the human body?

Bile is continuously produced in the liver by cholesterol oxidation and conjugated to glycine and taurine, and subsequently stored in the gallbladder. Bile also works as a signalling molecule both inside and outside of the liver.

How to increase bile production in the liver?

Bile is continuously produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder when not eating. Intermittent fasting can be a good way to increase the bile that is concentrated in the gallbladder. 5. Reduce Stress

How does the gall bladder store and concentrate bile?

The gall bladder stores and concentrates bile during the fasting state. Typically, bile is concentrated five-fold in the gall bladder by absorption of water and small electrolytes – virtually all of the organic molecules are retained. Secretion into bile is a major route for eliminating cholesterol.