2007-01-09 07:20:43 · 4 answers · asked by sophie tapa 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Bile is secreted into the liver and bile salts act as "detergents" that aid in the digestion and absorption of dietary fats...bile leaves the liver to be temporarily stored in the gallbladder before emptying into the small intestine.
2007-01-09 07:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by Shannon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because bile is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. The common bile duct through with bile passes is only so long. And that is why the gall bladder is located close to the liver.
2007-01-09 07:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gall bladder is a storage site for the bile produced by the liver... when you eat a lot of fat at once the gall bladder releases the bile because its function is to break up fats.
2007-01-09 07:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by Brittanee04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the gallbladder basically stores bile for the liver to help digest....
2007-01-09 07:25:35 · answer #4 · answered by ♠ JƏSSƏ'S GiRL ♠ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋