Whole Mount of the Gallbladder

800 × 613 Whole Mount of the Gallbladder
When the two surfaces of the gallbladder are reviewed histologically on the whole mount, one sees the mesothelium (arrow) - a single celled layer of peritoneum that defines the smooth and glistening appearance of the free surface. Larger blood vessels can be seen on the raw surface of the gallbladder - the adventitia. 00139d.8s gallbladder histology normal gallbladder fossa free wall peritoneal lining whole mount mucosa histology Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD copyright 2008

When the two surfaces of the gallbladder are reviewed histologically on the whole mount, one sees the mesothelium (arrow) – a single celled layer of peritoneum that defines the smooth and glistening appearance of the free surface. Larger blood vessels can be seen on the raw surface of the gallbladder – the adventitia.