Answer briefly: How does bile help in the digestion of fats?

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(N/A) Bile is a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile contains bile salts (such as bilirubin and biliverdin). These salts break down large fat globules into smaller globules,increasing the surface area for pancreatic enzymes to act upon. This process is known as the emulsification of fats. Additionally,bile makes the medium alkaline,which is necessary for the activation of lipase.

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