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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
January 8, 2009
Location: The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ, about 3 to 4 inches long, connected to the liver by the hepatic duct.
Function: As the liver produces bile, a liquid needed to digest fats, it flows into the gallbladder where it is stored. The gallbladder removes water from the bile,....