Gallbladder (3 questions on final) Flashcards
1
Q
What controls bile release?
A
CCK and the vagus nerve
2
Q
Hepatic bile vs cystic bile
A
hepatic bile: primary bile from liver
cystic bile: concentrated bile from the gallbladder
3
Q
Mucosa surface epithelium
A
simple columnar
4
Q
Cell types in surface epi of mucosa
A
- Clear cells (cholangiocytes)
- have many microvilli
- fxn: concentrate bile - Brush cells
- few in number
- fxn: produce mucinogen
5
Q
Submucosal cells of the gallbladder…
A
NO SUBMUCOSA
very unusual
6
Q
Serosa/adventitia
A
some adventitia where it attaches to the liver but MOSTLY SEROSA
