And these ligaments play a role in connecting our liver to other parts of the body. For example, the falciform ligament connects the liver to the anterior portion of the body. Now, within our liver, we have many ducts, we have many canals that function to allow the pathogeway and movement of certain substances that are produced by our liver. So we see that the liver is not only an endocrine gland, it is also an exocring gland. And we'll see what that means in just a moment. Now, another important structure that functions with the liver is known as the gallbladder.