Where is the gallbladder located relative to the liver and duodenum?

• A. Attached to the inferior border of the spleen where bile is concentrated and then secreted through an accessory duct that bypasses the duodenum entirely.
• B. Tucked beneath the liver, storing bile until it is released into the duodenum via the common bile duct.
• C. Posterior to the stomach at the level of the ileocecal junction where it mixes with bile from the liver before entering the colon.
• D. Embedded within the pancreatic tail, releasing bile directly into the jejunum independently of liver drainage patterns.

Answer: (B)