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<td bgcolor="#EAEFE9"><div align="center"><span class="style34"><span
class="style105"><span class="style106">GALLBLADDER AND BILIARY
TREE</span></span></span></div></td>
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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,0,3910560,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//0Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree.jpg"alt="Gallbladder and
biliary tree" title= "Gallbladder and biliary tree"width="75" height="75"></a><a
href="#" onclick="javascript:displayView(233,0,3910562,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//1Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree.jpg"alt="Gallbladder and
biliary tree" title= "Gallbladder and biliary tree"width="75" height="75"></a><a
href="#" onclick="javascript:displayView(233,0,3910563,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//2Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree.jpg"alt="Gallbladder and
biliary tree" title= "Gallbladder and biliary tree"width="75" height="75"></a><a
href="#" onclick="javascript:displayView(233,0,3910804,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//3Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree.jpg"alt="Gallbladder and
biliary tree" title= "Gallbladder and biliary tree"width="75"
height="75"></a></div></td>
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<td width=100% bgcolor="#F0F0F0"><p class="style1" style="margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;">The <em><strong>gallbladder</strong></em> is a 7-10 cm long
brown-green sac found under the inferior surface of the right lobe of the
liver.<br>
<br>
It is described in three parts:</p>
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bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEE6DD"><span
class="style108">Fundus</span></td>
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<td width="16%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1152,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//4Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Gallbladder_fundus.jpg"alt="Ga
llbladder: fundus" title= "Gallbladder: fundus" width="50" height="50"></a></td>
 <td width="84%" bgcolor="#F3F7F2" class="style1">The head of the
gallbladder is called the fundus and protrudes from the inferior border of the
right lobe of the liver. </td>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEE6DD"><span
class="style108">Body</span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1151,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//5Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Gallbladder_body.jpg"alt="Gall
bladder: body" title= "Gallbladder: body" width="50" height="49"></a></td>
<td bgcolor="#F3F7F2" class="style1">The body of the gallbladder
connects the fundus to the cervix. </td>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEE6DD"><span
class="style108">Cervix</span></td>
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<td height=100% bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1153,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//6Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Gallbladder_neck.jpg"alt="Gall
bladder: neck" title= "Gallbladder: neck" width="50" height="49"></a></td>
<td bgcolor="#F3F7F2" class="style1">The gallbladder constricts at the
cervix to form the cystic duct. </td>
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<h4 class="style1" style="margin-bottom: 0;">FUNCTION</h4>
<p class="style1" style="margin-top: 0;"><span class="style1">Stores and
concentrates </span><span class="style102">bile</span><span class="style1">, which
is produced by the liver and consists of salts such as cholesterol and pigments
including the hemoglobin of defunct red blood cells. The gallbladder releases bile
into the duodenum during digestion where it functions to emulsify fats and
stimulate peristalsis, and is a channel for the excretion of toxic
substances.</span></p>
<p class="style1" style="margin-bottom: 0;">The <em><strong>biliary
tree</strong></em> connects the liver, gallbladder and pancreas to the
duodenum.<br>
<br>
It is described in three parts:</p>
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bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#D7E2D6"><span class="style108">Cystic duct
</span></td>
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<td width="16%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1150,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//7Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Cystic_duct.jpg"alt="Cystic
duct" title= "Cystic duct" width="50" height="50"></a></td>
<td width="84%" bgcolor="#EEF2EE" class="style1">A continuation of the
cervix of the gallbladder, it runs for 3-4 cm before uniting with the common
hepatic duct to form the bile duct. </td>
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 <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#D7E2D6"><span class="style108">Common
hepatic duct </span></td>
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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1154,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//8Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Common_hepatic_duct.jpg"alt="C
ommon hepatic duct" title= "Common hepatic duct" width="50" height="50"></a></td>
<td bgcolor="#EEF2EE" class="style1">Formed as the two hepatic ducts
leave the liver, the common hepatic duct unites with the cystic duct to form the
bile duct. </td>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#D7E2D6"><span class="style108">Bile duct
</span></td>
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<td height=100% bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1149,3910567,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//9Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Bile_duct.jpg"alt="Bile duct"
title= "Bile duct" width="50" height="52"></a></td>
<td bgcolor="#EEF2EE" class="style1">Formed below the liver by the
union of the cystic and common hepatic ducts. It descends in the lesser omentum to
the pancreas where it unites with the main pancreatic duct, forming the
hepatopancreatic ampulla.</td>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#D7E2D6"><span
class="style108">Hepatopancreatic ampulla </span></td>
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<td height=100% bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="#"
onclick="javascript:displayView(233,1157,3910791,100,9,'Essentials')"><img
src="images/systemic//10Gallbladder_and_biliary_tree_Hepatopancreatic_ampulla.jpg"
alt="Hepatopancreatic ampulla" title= "Hepatopancreatic ampulla" width="50"
height="52"></a></td>
<td bgcolor="#EEF2EE" class="style1">Formed by the union of the main
pancreatic and bile ducts, this short chamber empties into the duodenum at the
major duodenal papilla. </td>
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