You can live without it. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver until needed in the small intestine for fat metabolism.
The bile duct transports bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine.
Rats do not have a gallbladder because their liver produces bile continuously, so they do not need a storage organ like the gallbladder to store bile.
The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver. After meals, the gallbladder is empty and flat, like a deflated balloon. Before a meal, the gallbladder may be full of bile and about the size of a small pear. In response to signals, the gallbladder squeezes stored bile into the small intestine through a series of tubes called ducts. Bile helps digest fats, but the gallbladder itself is not essential. Removing the gallbladder in an otherwise healthy individual typically causes no observable problems with health or digestion yet there may be a small risk of diarrhea and fat malabsorption.
The pear-shaped organ located under the liver is the gallbladder. Its main function is to store and concentrate bile produced by the liver, which is released into the small intestine to help with digestion of fats.
There is a kidney and the liver is on the right side.
The gallbladder is not a muscle, it's an organ.
The gallbladder.
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The gallbladder is the organ that helps people to digest fats and oils. The liver makes bile, which is then stored in the gallbladder until it's needed for the digestion of fats. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ.
The gallbladder is a organ that digest fats and concentrates bile produced by the live. The liver is the bodies cleaning system. Its main functions are detoxification, protein synthesis, and producing chemical necessary for digestion
Yes it is an organ. Part of the digestive system. YesyesYes...yes it is.
The gallbladder of a fetal pig is green because it is stained with bile. The gallbladder is a small, tear-shaped organ.
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That would be the Gallbladder!
Liver and Gallbladder
The gallbladder.
The bile duct transports bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine.