Chapter 15 - Liver and Gallbladder
The liver is an accessory digestive gland with many functions. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver before release into the small intestine.
Liver
The liver has a variety of functions: glucose and lipid metabolism; synthesis of plasma proteins and lipoproteins; detoxification of drugs, metabolites, and xenobiotics; and the production of bile.
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Gallbladder
The gallbladder is a small pouch tha stores bile from the liver and concentrates it before release into the small intestine.
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