Its health may be tested with a HIDA scan, otherwise known as a cholescintigraphy [koh lih SINT ih gra fee].
Its health may be tested with a HIDA scan, otherwise known as a cholescintigraphy [koh lih SINT ih gra fee]. Its cavities are called the Rokitansky-Aschoff [roh ki TAN skee ASH off] sinuses, and its out- put is regulated by the sphincter of Oddi. It can be affected by a condition called its "strawberry", and it drains into the duodenum. Cholecystokinin [KOH lih siss toh KI nihn] stimulates it to secrete the sub- stance with which it is most associated. It can be affected by stones, which are usually treated by remov- ing this organ. Name this organ of the digestive system that stores bile.
Its health may be tested with a HIDA scan, otherwise known as a cholescintigraphy [koh lih SINT ih gra fee].
gallbladder (prompt on cholecyst)