Practice MCAT Question - Q130 - Answer!
Most of the liver’s important functions occur
A. while a meal is passing through the digestive tract.
B. while digested food is being absorbed.
C. at times other than during meals.
D. All of the above
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The correct answer is (C). At mealtime (choices A and B) the liver’s only function is to prepare fats for digestion (through the emulsifying action of bile) by pancreatic lipase. The liver’s numerous other functions occur at all times.
