# What is the gallbladder?

The the gallbladder is called the gallbladder. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a small, pear-shaped sac.

## What it means

- A small, pear-shaped sac.
- Stores and concentrates bile made by the liver.
- Releases bile into the duodenum during a meal.

## Action steps

1. On the underside of the liver.
2. In the upper right of the abdomen.
3. Connected to the bile duct system.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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