THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile until needed for digestion
A
liver
B
gallbladder
C
pancreas
D
stomach
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The gallbladder is located right underneath the liver. This thin-walled, pear-shaped sack is about 7 to 10 centimeters (2.7 to 3.9 inches) long and up to 5 centimeters (2 inches) across at its widest point. The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile from the liver.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gallbladder: A pear-shaped reservoir located just under the liver that receives and stores bile made in the liver. The gallbladder sends this stored bile into the small intestine to aid in the digestion of food.

Detailed explanation-3: -The gall bladder is a simple muscular sac, lined by a simple columnar epithelium. It receives and stores bile from the liver via the hepatic and then cystic duct, and can store about 50 to 100ml in humans. It is attached to the visceral layer of the liver.

Detailed explanation-4: -gallbladder, a muscular membranous sac that stores and concentrates bile, a fluid that is received from the liver and is important in digestion. Situated beneath the liver, the gallbladder is pear-shaped and has a capacity of about 50 ml (1.7 fluid ounces).

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