Gallbladder Flashcards
1
Q
Function of bladder
A
Concentrates and stores bile
2
Q
Name the 3 parts of the gallbladder
A
Fundus
Body
Neck
3
Q
Arterial supply of gallbladder and cystic duct
A
Cystic artery
4
Q
Venous drainage of gallbladder
A
Neck: cystic veins –> portal vein
Fundus and body–> hepatic sinusoids
5
Q
Where do the cystic veins drain into?
A
Portal vein
6
Q
What is the sympathetic innervation of the gallbladder?
A
Coeliac plexus
7
Q
What is the parasympathetic innervation of the gallbladder?
A
Vagus nerve
8
Q
Connects the neck of the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct
A
Cystic duct
9
Q
Venous drainage of biliary ducts
A
Cystic veins
10
Q
Lymphatic drainage of gallbladder
A
Cystic lymph node–> Hepatic lymph nodes–>Coeliac lymph nodes
11
Q
Contraction of the gallbladder is controlled by what?
A
Hormones
