Anatomy

Gallbladder

A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.

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Abstract

A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.

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1 entry terms
  • Gallbladders

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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/surg: consider also CHOLECYSTECTOMY & CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; calculi = GALLSTONES but consider also CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; inflammation = CHOLECYSTITIS

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  1. A03w.159w.439w

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WI 750

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gallbladder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005704. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005704
  2. Gallbladder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladder
  3. Gallbladder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64386