Which organ stores bile?

Which organ stores bile?

• A. Gall bladder
• B. Liver
• C. Pancreas
• D. Spleen

Answer: (A)

Bile is produced by the liver and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder until it’s needed for digesting fats. When fatty meals enter the small intestine, the gallbladder contracts and releases bile into the duodenum through the bile ducts. Bile’s job is to emulsify fats, making them easier for digestive enzymes to process. The liver continually makes bile, but the gallbladder is the storage site. The pancreas creates digestive enzymes and bicarbonate, not bile, and the spleen isn’t involved in bile storage.

Bile is produced by the liver and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder until it’s needed for digesting fats. When fatty meals enter the small intestine, the gallbladder contracts and releases bile into the duodenum through the bile ducts. Bile’s job is to emulsify fats, making them easier for digestive enzymes to process. The liver continually makes bile, but the gallbladder is the storage site. The pancreas creates digestive enzymes and bicarbonate, not bile, and the spleen isn’t involved in bile storage.