Question

Eva has been diagnosed with gallstones, which are lumps of cholesterol and other components of bile. One of the gallstones is blocking her cystic duct, preventing the release of bile from the gallbladder. Will the gallstones prevent bile from being produced and released into the duodenum? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

The gallstones will not prevent bile from being produced in the liver because as long as the liver which produces the bile and the bile duct which carries it is functioning well, the bile will be produced and passed into the duodenum. The duodenum is the initial and shorter part of the small intestines.