What is a Gallbladder?
WHERE IS THE GALLBLADDER
Gallbladder – an organ that is situated under the right lobe of the liver.
FUNCTION OF GALLBLADDER
It is a small pear-shaped muscular membranous sac stores the bile until needed by the body for digestion. It receives bile from the liver, concentrate it, and discharge it into the duodenum of the small intestine.
SIZE OF GALLBLADDER
This hollow muscular organ is expandable, it is about 7-10 cm long, 3 cm in maximum breadth, and under usual circumstances, it can store about 30-50 ml capacity.
SECTIONS OF GALLBLADDER
It is divided into three sections: fundus, body and neck. The neck tapers and connects to the biliary tree via the cystic duct, which then joins the common hepatic duct to become the common bile duct.