Gallbladder Flashcards
1
Q
What is the gallbladder?
A
a pear-shaped organ located in a fossa on the visceral surface of the liver
2
Q
What are the parts of the gallbladder?
A
- fundus: rounded end
- body: middle, bulk of gallbladder
- neck: funnel-shaped
3
Q
What does the gallbladder drain into?
A
the cystic duct
4
Q
What is the function of the gallbladder?
A
- stores bile and concentrates it by absorbing water
- contracts to expel the bile into the duodenum when food arrives there; contraction is initiated by the hormone cholecystokinin
5
Q
What is the blood supply of the gallbladder?
A
cystic artery from the right hepatic artery
6
Q
What is the innervation of the gallbladder?
A
autonomic and pain fibers from the celiac plexus
