Differences between liver bile and gallbladder bile

June 27, 2022

S.N	Liver Bile	S.N	Gallbladder bile
1.	pH of liver bile is 8-8.6.	1.	pH of gallbladder is 7-7.6.
2.	Specific gravity of this bile is 1010-1011.	2.	Specific gravity of this bile is 1026-1032.
3.	Water content of liver bile is 97.6%.	3.	Water content of gallbladder bile is 89%.
4.	Solids are 2.4%.	4.	Solids are 11%.
5.	Bile salt content is 0.5 g/dl.	5.	Bile salt content is 6.0 g/dl.
6.	Bile pigments content is 0.05 g/dl.	6.	Bile pigments content is 0.3 g/dl.
7.	Cholesterol present is 0.1 g/dl.	7.	Cholesterol present is 0.5 g/dl.
8.	Fatty acids content is 0.2 g/dl.	8.	Fatty acids content is 1.2 g/dl.
9.	Lecithin present is 0.05 g/dl	9.	Lecithin present is 0.4 g/dl.
10.	Mucin is absent.	10.	Mucin is present.
11.	Sodium content is 150 mEq/L.	11.	Sodium content is 135mEq/L.
12.	Calcium present is 4mEq/L.	12.	Calcium present is 22mEq/L.
13.	Potassium content is 5mEq/L.	13.	Potassium content is 12mEq/L.
14.	Chloride content is 100mEq/L.	14.	Chloride content is 10mEq/L.
15.	Bicarbonate content is 30mEq/L.	15.	Bicarbonate content is 10mEq/L.
16.	It is the bile produced by the liver.	16.	It is the bile that the gall bladder stores.
17.	Enters the common bile ducts through left and right hepatic ducts.	17.	Enters the common bile duct through the cystic duct.
18.	In the absence of food flows into the gall bladder for storage.	18.	In the presence of food secreted in the small intestine.
19.	It is the readily secreted form of bile from the liver.	19.	It is the stored form of bile in the gallbladder.