Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts

The gallbladder receives bile from the liver through the hepatic ducts for storage and later release, which aids in the digestion of fats

Gallbladder

 * The gallbladder consists of the: fundus, body and head
 * The fundus is on the inferior border of the liver
 * The body is on the transverse colon and superior part of duodenum
 * The neck has mucosal folds and drains into the cystic duct


 * The left and right hepatic ducts fuse to form the common hepatic duct
 * The common hepatic duct then fuses with the cystic duct to become the common bile duct
 * The common bile duct then joins with the pancreatic duct to form the Ampulla of Vater, which drains into the major duodenal papilla