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LIVER

 Reddish brown in colour

 It is the largest gland in the body.

 Location:-Present on the right side of the upper abdomen.

 Liver secretes a liquid called bile juice which is stored temporarily in the sac
called the gall bladder.

 The bile plays an important part in the digestion of fats
 Bile juice- It breaks down larger fat globules into smaller fat globules. This
process is called Emulsification

Large Fat Smaller fat
Bile juice
globules globules

Emulsification

PANCREAS

• Location –below the stomach

• It secretes pancreatic juice and releases it into the small intestine.

• The enzymes present in the pancreatic juice and intestinal juice of small intestine
breakdown the starch, protein and fat into simple compounds.