a.
To define: Cholecystitis.
Concept introduction:
b.
To list: The factors that predispose to cholelithiasis.
Concept introduction: Gallbladder is one of the additional organs that support the digestive process. Gallbladder helps to store bile (a thick yellow fluid produced by the liver that helps for lipid digestion) before its release into the small intestine. When the composition of bile increases from the normal level, it starts to accumulate in the gallbladder and form gallstones.
c.
To trace: A gallstone on its path from a bile canaliculus to the duodenum, and note the different possible effects caused by the obstruction at various location.
Concept introduction: Gallbladder is one of the additional organs that support the digestive process. Gallbladder helps to store bile (a thick yellow fluid produced by the liver that helps for lipid digestion) before its release into the small intestine. When the composition of bile increases from the normal level, it starts to accumulate in the gallbladder and forms as gallstones.
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