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Keywords: Bile, Pear, Liver, Sac, Cholecyst
Small sack under the liver that holds bile
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The pear-shaped organ found below the liver. Bile is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder.
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A green pear-shaped organ located on the right side of the abdomen just under the liver. The gallbladder is essentially a reservoir for holding bile.
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The gallbladder is a hollow, pear-shaped organ lying obliquely on the inferior surface of the liver. It functions as a reservoir for the bile produced by the liver. By the reabsorption of large quantities of water and mineral salts through its mucosal layer, it also serves to concentrate bile.
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