Identify the structure circled in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Greater omentum
The circled tan, apron-like fold lying over the coils of intestine is the greater omentum, a fatty peritoneal fold that hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes over the small intestines (functions: fat storage, immune cell housing, and limiting spread of intraperitoneal infections).
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Correct Answer is D
Explanation
A. stomach: the stomach is an organ of the alimentary canal (not an accessory organ).
B. pharynx: the pharynx is part of the alimentary canal (passageway), not an accessory organ.
C. esophagus: the esophagus is part of the alimentary canal (conduit), not accessory.
D. pancreas: the pancreas is an accessory organ (secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into the duodenum).
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
A. To make digestive enzymes: the gallbladder stores bile; it does not synthesize digestive enzymes (that’s mainly the pancreas and some glands).
B. To break down food into smaller molecules: mechanical/chemical digestion is done by enzymes and acids; the gallbladder’s role is storage/release of bile, not direct digestion.
C. To produce bile: the liver produces bile; the gallbladder stores and concentrates it.
D. To store bile between meals: the gallbladder concentrates and stores bile and releases it into the duodenum when needed for fat digestion.
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