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GALL BLADDER

The gall bladder serves the function of concentrating and storing bile, produced in dilute form by the liver, and secreting the bile through the cystic ducts into the duodenum where it can help in digestion. The gall bladder itself is a blue-green organ, about eight centimeters long, located on the underside of the liver. Bile is composed of cholesterol, bile salts, and bile pigment. The
gall bladder is not critical to the survival of the human, and may be removed without severely adverse effects. The crystallization of the bile salts in the gall bladder gives rise to gallstones, which often requires surgical correction.
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