Tiffany Smith
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Explain the function and location of the gallbladder and the spleen.

The gallbadder is part of the bilary tract small, hallow, pear-like organ located on the right side of the abdomen right under the spleen. Its function is to collect bile, which is a deigestive liquid made in the liver. The spleen is the biggest organ in the lymphatic system, and it is located right under the ribs on the left side of the abdomen above the stomach. The spleen’s main function is to filter blood. White blood cells and platelets are stored in the spleen, and old red blood cells are recycled thee.

If Maria was still planning on having a baby in the future would the removal of her thyroid affect her chances of becoming pregnant?

The two important hormaones that are made in the thyroid triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) regulate a person's metabolism. The function of the thyroid can have an affect on a woman's ability to can pregnant because it controls ovulation. So if she doesn’t have a thyroid, she cannot ovulate, thus significantly decreasing her chances of becoming pregnant. …show more content…
Cholecystis is a common injury associated with accidents. It is inflammation of the gallbadder. Acute Cholecystitis is hard to recognize during pregnancy but it is treatable through antibiotic therapy and occastionally surgical therapy. If the treatment is surgical it should be performed during the second trimester. With respect to thyroid trauma, it can disrupt a woman's natural menstrual cycle. Where the thyroid is producing too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism) or too little (hypothyroidism), it can affect her ovulation cycle and can inhibit her ability to get pregnant

How would trauma to her spleen along with her thyroid issue affect her