Q157 / 200 · NEET 2009 (Screening) · Zoology

A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk, which is white in colour but the stools, which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. What is this yellow colour due to?

  • A
    Intestinal juice
  • Correct answer
    B
    Bile pigments passed through bile juice
  • C
    Undigested milk protein casein
  • D
    Pancreatic juice poured into duodenum

Solution

The stools, which the infant passes out is quite yellowish due to bile pigments passed through bile juice.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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