NAHP NRCMA Exam - Topic 9 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for NAHP's NRCMA exam

Question #: 16
Topic #: 9

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The small sac attached to the underside of the liver and stores bile is called the:

Apancreas

Bcolon

Cgallbladder

Dappendix

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Suggested Answer: B

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Whitney

7 months ago

Are we sure about this? Sounds too simple!

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Dannette

8 months ago

Wait, is the appendix really not involved at all?

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Rueben

8 months ago

Gallbladder stores bile, true fact!

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Stephane

8 months ago

I thought it was the pancreas for a second.

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Marge

8 months ago

It's definitely the gallbladder!

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Rosalyn

9 months ago

I’m pretty certain it’s gallbladder, but I wish I could remember more details about its function.

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Abraham

9 months ago

I keep mixing up the gallbladder and pancreas. Is the gallbladder really the one that stores bile?

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Yvonne

9 months ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I think gallbladder was the correct choice there too.

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Heidy

9 months ago

I think the answer is gallbladder, but I’m not completely sure. I remember it stores bile, right?

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Nickie

9 months ago

I'm a little stuck on this one. I know it has to do with bile storage, but I can't quite recall the specific name of the organ. I'll have to make an educated guess and go with C.

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Ilene

9 months ago

The gallbladder, that's it! I was trying to remember the name of that organ. Definitely going with C on this one.

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Anglea

9 months ago

Okay, I remember learning about the gallbladder in class. It's that little pouch-like structure that collects and concentrates bile from the liver. I'm going with C for gallbladder.

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Stephaine

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this. I know the gallbladder is involved in bile storage, but I can't remember if it's directly attached to the liver. I'll have to think this through.

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Lashonda

9 months ago

I'm pretty confident about this one. The gallbladder is the small sac attached to the liver that stores bile.

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Tamala

1 year ago

The gallbladder, easy peasy. Although I do have a friend who thought his appendix was used to store ketchup packets. Can't always trust the experts, I guess.

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