This is another Histology class topic under digestive system named: The Gallbladder. The gallbladder stores the bile produced by the liver and is a pear -shaped, distensible sac with a volume of about 50mL in humans, It is attached to the visceral surface of the liver. Most of what the liver produces are being stored by the gallbladder e.g bile salt, cholesterol, bilirubin etc. The present of hormones cells called enteroendocrine cells, the mocusa is fold (columnar epithelium). It does not have submucosa/ muscular mucosa. The functions are: Cystic duct, stores/removes water to concentrate bile, discharge bile through common bile duct. The layer where the gallbladder is attached to the liver is called adventitia and the unattached surface is covered by a serosa or visceral peritoneum consisting of a layer of mesothelium and a thin layer of loose connective tissue.
I heard that if you removed yours gallbladder, the body will still function properly. That is true, but why in the first place God put the gallbladder there? I think I will leave the question for anyone to answer. Thanks for reading and sharing this blog with other.
Reference:
Histology A Text and Atlas, 2011 by Michael H. Ross & Wojciech Pawlina.
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