After teaching a group of students about fats and biotransformation, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful

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After teaching a group of students about fats and biotransformation, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful

when the students identify which of the following as the storage location of bile acids?
a) Stomach.
b) Gallbladder.
c) Liver.
d) Small intestine.

Biology

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AleksandrR [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-08T17:38:33+03:00

Answer: B (gallbladder)

Explanation:

Bile acids are digestive fluid produced by hepatocytes cells of the liver. Once the bile are produced by the liver, it passes through the bile duct and then the cystic duct, and reaches the gallbladder. The gallbladder is the storage site for bile acids. The gallbladder release bile acids which are responsible for breaking down fats and lipids in the small intestine.

Answer is gallbladder