Description
The AiA impressionistic rendering of the pear shaped gallbladder in blue and purple has an iridescent and mysterious appeal.
The gallbladder is pyriform in shape in the fasting state when it is distended with bile (optimal size) and awaits the hormonal instruction of cholecystokinin (CCK) which will cause it to contract and deliver the stored bile to the duodenum.
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