What manufactures bile?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about the biological process or organ responsible for the production of bile in the body.
Answer
The liver
The liver manufactures bile.
Answer for screen readers
The liver manufactures bile.
More Information
Bile is essential for digestion as it helps break down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract.
Tips
A common mistake is to think that the gallbladder manufactures bile, whereas it only stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver.
Sources
- Bile: What It Is, Where It's Made & What It Does - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- Bile Information | Mount Sinai - New York - mountsinai.org
- Physiology, Bile Secretion - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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