Question

The gall bladder temporarily stores bile.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

The gallbladder is a small pouch which is present just under the liver. Gall bladder has a significant role in the digestion of food. It is a balloon shaped organ reserved for the storage of substance formed by the liver.

Complete answer:
Gall bladder is the small organ present just under the liver. Some points about structure and function of gallbladder are listed below:
It is a muscular sac like structure attached to the liver through a small ligament.
Liver cells secrete bile which is stored and concentrated by gallbladder.
The gallbladder releases bile into the common bile duct which opens into duodenum at the time of requirement.
Bile is a yellowish green fluid having pH of about 7.7.
It is involved mainly in the digestion of lipids.
Bile also helps in the absorption of fats in the small intestine.
It contains some pigments, cholesterol, acids, etc. required for fat digestion.
The gallbladder stores the bile juice temporarily because the bile is stored in it until the food material reaches the stomach.
Gall bladder has a natural mechanism to contract at the same time when the food material reaches the stomach.
After unloading the bile juice, the gall bladder looks like an empty and flattened balloon.

The statement “The gall bladder temporarily stores bile” is TRUE.

Note:
Gall bladder is often confused to be the producer of bile juice but it is not the case. It never synthesizes the bile juice. In fact the main function of gallbladder is to store the bile juice. Bile is actually produced by the liver cells. However it also helps in the releasing of bile by contracting time to time.