Why Do Gallstones Form in the Gallbladder

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why do gallstones form in the gallbladder?

• A) The gallbladder doesn't function at all.
• B) The gallbladder removes too much water from bile.
• C) The gallbladder converts bile into crystallized calcium propionate.
• D) The gallbladder fills with dead hepatocytes.

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Definitions:

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye, which converts light images into neural signals sent to the brain.

Fovea

A small depression in the retina where visual acuity is highest due to the concentration of cones.

Optic Disk

The point in the eye where the optic nerve fibers exit the retina, often referred to as the blind spot because it lacks photoreceptors.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons whose axons form the optic nerve.