This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Physiology
If biliary pool is reduced, the bile acid synthesis/enterohepatic recycling of bile salts is: 
Select and explain. 
A. Reduced, B. Increased, C. Remains the same, D. Not associated with biliary pool
B: Increased
Answer: B: Increased 
Explanation: The enterohepatic circulation provides an important negative feedback system on bile acid synthesis. If there is reduced availability of bile salts in circulation, it acts as a stimulus for increased enterohepatic recycling as well as increased synthesis of bile acids in the liver.