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Synonyms
gallbladder, gall bladder, Vesica fellea
General information
Membranous muscular sac in which the bile is stored until required; it is shaped like a pear and lodged in a fossa on the undersurface of the liver in a hollow between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe; bile is used in the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum
In human gallbladder the CCK-induced contraction of the smooth muscle is mediate through the CCK1 receptor. [2]
In humans strong evidence suggests CCK1R activation is involved in the regulation of numerous physiological processes, including gallbladder contraction. [3]