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Gallbladder facts for kids

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2425 Gallbladder
Parts of the gallbladder and connection to the bile ducts

The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ in your abdomen. It stores about 50 ml of acidic liquid (bile) until the body needs it for digestion. That liquid helps digest fat. The gallbladder is about 7-10cm long in humans. It is dark green in color because of the bile in it. It is connected to the liver and the duodenum by the biliary tract.


Images for kids

  • Gallbladder - intermed mag

    Micrograph of a normal gallbladder wall. H&E stain.

  • Gallbladder and common bile duct ultrasound

    Abdominal ultrasonography showing gallbladder and common bile duct

  • Gallbladder stones

    3D still showing gallstones

  • Ultrasonography of sludge and gallstones, annotated

    Abdominal ultrasonography showing biliary sludge and gallstones

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