What does the gallbladder do?
stores bile between meals, absorbs water to concentrate bile and releases bile into the intestine
What does the gallbladder connect?
the cystic duct, which joins the common hepatic ducts to form the bile duct.
What does cholecystokinin do?
released when protein is detected in the duodenum
What does the release of cholecystokinin stimulate?
the pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes
the gall bladder to contract and relax
Sphincter of oddi to relax in order to release bile
What are the layers of the gallbladder?
mucosa, muscularis, peri muscular and serosa