•Bile Flashcards
co-lipase
allows pancreatic lipase to access the lipids, through the hydrophilic layer of bile
cholecystectomy
removal of gallbladder
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
cholestyramine
a drug that renders bile non-osmotic
what will result in more bile loss- taking out the gallbladder or taking out the ileum?
ileum
if the ileum is removed, bile excretion ____ the ability of the colon to absorb sodium and water, leading to ____
reduces, diarrhea
as bilirubin moves into the colon, bacteria _____ and convert it to ____
remove the acid moiety, convert it to urobilinogen
bilirubin that is secreted with bile is conjugated w/ ______
glucoronic acid
about ____ % of urobilinogen is recycled into the portal blood and then systemic circulation. It is here filtered and converted to ___ which is ___
10-20%, urobilin, excreted in urine
unabsorbed bilirubin is oxidized by bacteria to ____ in the colon, which ____
stercobilin, gives feces it’s brown color
bilirubin exrection occurs mainly in the ____, as ____
feces, stercobilin
