332 Student Notebook for The Human Body: Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology Gall

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332 Student Notebook for The Human Body: Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology Gallbladder Where is the gallbladder located? Structure: The gallbladder is lined internally with epithelium, which is supported by connective tissue and an external layer of smooth muscle. Function: The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile secreted by the liver. The gallbladder receives bile from the liver from the and the gallbladder. After a meal, the gallbladder contracts to send bile to the small intestine along this duct, which travels between the hepatic duct pathway: allbladder Cystic duct Common bile duct->Hepatopancreatic ampulla - Duodenum of small intestine Review Time! I. Using the terms in the list below, label the parts of the liver and gallbladder.

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The Gall blader is located under the Liver and it is located towards right side section of the ribcage.

The main function of gall bladder is to help in the digestion of Fats. For this it receives bile secreted by the liver throgh the CYSTIC DUCT.

The liver secretes the bile from left and right Heptic ducts which formed a common Hepatic duct.

The cystic duct joins the hepatic duct from the Gallbladder and forms a common bile duct which carries bile to intestines.

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