2007-05-28 18:16:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
to the first person..... you DO need it. It's an important part of your digestive system, but you CAN live without it. Also it doesn't produce Bile, it releases Bile. The liver produces bile.
2007-05-28 18:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gallbladder is a small (10 cm long) pear-shaped organ that is located near the duodenum and the liver. The gallbladder is connected to the liver and the duodenum through small tubes.
Where is the gallbladder and what does it do?
The gallbladder's main function is to store bile, a dark green digestive liquid produced by the liver. Bile is a substance that helps to break down fats. When stored in the gallbladder, bile becomes more concentrated and therefore more powerful in its ability to do its work.
When foods containing fats arrive in the small intestine, the gallbladder releases the stored bile into the duodenum. Here the bile helps to break down fats and also neutralize acids in the food that has arrived from the stomach.
2007-05-28 18:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by whitepearl1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stores blie that is produced in the pancreas and eventually gets to the GI system to digest food.
It isn't really needed.
Who is more apt to get gal bladder infection and stones?
Fair Complected
Fat
Female
Forty
2007-05-28 20:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it produces bile, helping digest fats. you don't really need it.
2007-05-28 18:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ ♥ ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋