Class 11 Biology- Role of Liver in the Digestion Role of Liver in the Digestion The main functions of the liver as an accessory digestive organ within the human digestive system are: The secretion of bile and bile salts : In addition to pancreatic and intestinal secretions, a third secretion that is poured into the duodenum is the bile . Bile or gall is a dark green to yellowish brown fluid and alkaline in nature , produced by the liver and aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine. In humans, bile is produced continuously by the liver (liver bile) and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder (gallbladder bile). The composition of gallbladder bile is 97% water, and rest is made up of bile salts (the sodium salts secreted in bile, sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate, which greatly lower surface tension and are important in emulsifying fats), bile pigments (the complex, highly coloured waste products of the hemoglobin of old red blood cells, found i
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