Understanding the (gallbladder) and bile Bile is made in the liver. It is passed into tiny tubes called bile ducts. These join together like the branches of a tree to form the main bile duct. Bile constantly (drips down) the bile ducts, into the main bile duct, and into the (gut). The gallbladder lies under the liver on the right side of the upper abdomen. It is like a pouch which comes off the main bile duct and fills with bile. It is a 'reservoir' which stores bile. The gallbladder contracts (squeezes) when we eat. This empties the stored bile back into the main bile duct. The bile passes along the remainder of the bile duct into the duodenum the first part of the gut after the stomach. Bile helps to digest food, particularly fatty foods.
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