Any of the ducts conveying bile between the liver and the intestine.
A tube which links the cystic duct and the hepatic duct to the duodenum.
The tubular structure that bile flows through.
One of several tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and then to the first section of the small intestine (duodenum). Bile is a greenish watery liquid, produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder, that contains salts and pigments necessary for digestion. A system of bile ducts (the biliary system) starts in liver tissue, in units called lobules, and channels bile into successively larger ducts. Two large tubes, the hepatic ducts, leave the liver and join to form the common hepatic duct. From the common hepatic duct, bile flows either into the gallbladder for storage or into the common bile duct to be carried toward the small intestine. The common bile duct joins a duct from the pancreas, and they from a single opening into the small intestine, through which digestive secretions from both organs flow.
Any of the ducts that convey bile from the liver. Bile is drained from the liver cells by many small ducts that unite to form the main bile duct of the liver, the hepatic duct. This joins the cystic duct, which leads from the gall bladder, to form the common bile duct, which drains into the duodenum.
Any of the intercellular passages that convey bile from the liver to the hepatic duct, which joins the duct from the gallbladder (cystic duct) to form the common bile duct (ductus choledochus), and which enters the duodenum about 3 in (7.6 cm) below the pylorus.
A tube through which bile passes in and out of the liver.
Channels responsible for transporting bile, a dense yellowish-green fluid produced by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and aiding the body in the digestion of fats.
Bile, a vital digestive fluid produced by the liver, travels through a network of ducts. These ducts serve as passageways, transporting the bile from the liver to the gallbladder and eventually to the duodenum. The duodenum, located at the beginning of the small intestine, receives the bile through these intricate ducts.
A complex system of tubular canals constitutes the network of bile ducts. Within the liver, small canals known as canaliculi surround the liver cells and collect bile. These canaliculi converge and form progressively larger ducts. Exiting the liver, these ducts take the form of two hepatic ducts, which may join together either within or just outside the liver to create the common hepatic duct. Additionally, branching off from this junction is the cystic duct, which leads to the gallbladder. At this juncture, the common hepatic duct assumes the name of the common bile duct, which then proceeds to guide the bile into the duodenum, the initial segment of the small intestine.