Multiple choice

Bile is a bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow secreted by the liver. Which of the following statement is correct for bile?

  1. It gets diluted in the gall bladder of an individual.

  2. Hepatic bile salts act as hydrophobic molecules.

  3. Maximum bile salts are reabsorbed in the terminal ileum.

  4. Bile salts are the end products of hemoglobin present in the blood.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Most bile salts are reabsorbed in the terminal ileum and returned to the liver by the enterohepatic circulation.

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