ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is one accessory organ of the digestive system?
A
Small Intestine
B
Esophagus
C
Gallbladder
D
Stomach
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped sac that is attached to the visceral surface of the liver by the cystic duct. The principal function of the gallbladder is to serve as a storage reservoir for bile. Bile is a yellowish-green fluid produced by liver cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The accessory organs are the teeth, tongue, and glandular organs such as salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. The digestive system functions to provide mechanical processing, digestion, absorption of food, secretion of water, acids, enzymes, buffer, salt, and excretion of waste products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Accessory organs of digestion are organs that secrete substances needed for the chemical digestion of food, but through which food does not actually pass as it is digested. The accessory organs include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile from the liver. The bile is then released into the first section of the small intestine (the duodenum), where it helps your body to break down and absorb fats from food.

Detailed explanation-5: -The liver produces bile, a solution that helps you digest fats. Gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile. As fatty food enters the upper portion of your small intestine (the duodenum), the gallbladder squeezes bile into the small intestine through the bile ducts.

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