Endocrine Liver 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Cholecystitis
A
acute inflammation of gallbladder (due to infection/gallstones)
2
Q
What are the common risk factors for gallbladder disease?
A
4 F’s: fat, forty, fertile, female
3
Q
What are gallstones made of?
A
cholesterol (yellow); pigment (bilirubin + calcium salts) (green)
4
Q
What is the function of the gallbladder?
A
concentration & storage of bile, acidification of bile, mucus secretion for protection of gallbladder walls from salts
5
Q
What pancreatic hormone stimulates gallbladder bile release?
A
cholecystokinin
6
Q
When is bile released by gallbladder?
A
digestion, PSNS, gastrin, glucagon, fatty meal
