Friday, December 30, 2011

What is the function of the gallbladder in our body? What is its size and location?

The function of the gallbladder is to store bile to help digest fats. It has approximate size of eight inches, like a small fig, located at the lower edge of the liver on the right side of the abdomen. There are several types of calculi (stones), but the two main ones are cholesterol and pigmented

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