Chapter 3 (page 18) Flashcards
The following statement are True, EXCEPT:
- Bile is backed up into the cystic duct and into the gallbladder where it is stored.
- The liver is always making bile but bile does not enter the SI until the gallbladder contracts.
- An intestinal hormone stimulates the gallbladder to contract when fat enters the Duodenum.
- The SNS impulses delivered by the Vagus nerve also has a minor impact on stimulating
gallbladder contraction.
Except: number 4
It should be:
The PNS impulses delivered by the Vagus nerve also has a minor impact on stimulating gallbladder contraction.
____________ - small muscle guarding the entry of bile and pancreatic juice into the Duodenum.
Hepatopancreatic sphincter
These stones can obstruct the flow of bile from the gallbladder or through the cystic or bile ducts. When the gallbladder contacts, these crystals can cause _________.
pain
What will happen when bile salts do not solubilize the cholesterol it contains or when cholesterol levels are excessive?
cholesterol may crystallize causing gallstones.
What are the treatment for gallbladder stones?
The treatment for stones can be drugs that dissolve the stones, ultrasound vibrations, surgery, etc.
What will happen if the gallbladder is removed?
If the gallbladder is removed, the bile duct simply enlarges to assume the bile-storing role.
It prevents bile salts and pile pigments from entering the SI.
Blockage of bile duct
This scenario results from blockage of the bile duct:
the yellow bile pigments accumulate in the blood and eventually deposit in the skin causing it to
become yellow.
Yellow skin pigmentation is also known as:
Jaundice