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GALLBLADDER [1 record]

Record 1 2023-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The gallbladder is a sac located under the liver. It stores and concentrates bile produced in the liver. Bile aids in the digestion of fat and is released from the gallbladder into the upper small intestine in response to food (especially fats).

OBS

gallbladder; vesica biliaris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • gall bladder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Foie et voies biliaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La vésicule biliaire est un réservoir en forme de poire situé à la face viscérale du foie dans une fosse entre les lobes droit et carré [...] La vésicule biliaire reçoit, concentre et stocke la bile venant du foie.

OBS

vésicule biliaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

vesica biliaris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Saco membranoso pequeño situado debajo del hígado en el que se deposita la bilis producida por éste hasta que es utilizada para la digestión.

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