Bile is made in the and stored in the . When food enters the small intestine from the , bile is released into the intestine through the . The function bile is to improve the digestion of . It does this by emulsifying the fat. This means that instead of being in big globules, the fat is held in the digestive juices as lots of small droplets. This increases the area of the fat and makes it easier for the to reach all the fat molecules.