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What are the functions of liver and pancreas in the human digestive system?

Liver secretes bile which contains bile pigments and bile salts. Bile helps in the emulsification of fats present in the food.

Pancreas secretes pancreatic juice in the small intestine. Pancreatic juice contains digestive enzymes which help in the digestion of proteins, fats and starch.


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(a) The process in plants which converts light energy into chemical energy.


(b) Organisms that cannot prepare their own food.


(c) Organisms that can prepare their own food.


(d) The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs.


(e) The cells which surround a stomatal pore.


(f) An enzyme secreted by gastric glands in stomach which acts on proteins.