The Cystic duct from the gallbladder and the Common Hepatic duct from the liver
The hepatic duct and the cystic duct join together and form the common bile duct
Dilated intrahepatic bile ducts usually indicate an abnormal blockage downstream. Intrahepatic bile ducts are the small bile ducts in the liver that collect the liver cells' bile for transport to the larger bile ducts that become a single bile duct.
Liver -> right and left hepatic ducts -> common hepatic duct -> cystic duct -> gall bladder.
Ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) scanning, and radionuclide imaging are able to detect the impaired functioning of bile flow and of the bile ducts.
the duodenum
The bile duct.
The common bile duct
common bile duct
Bile is found in the gallbladder and secreted from the intestine. It is collected in the Canaliculi and ducts and formed from liver cells.
Dilated intrahepatic bile ducts usually indicate an abnormal blockage downstream. Intrahepatic bile ducts are the small bile ducts in the liver that collect the liver cells' bile for transport to the larger bile ducts that become a single bile duct.
The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct are connected to the duodenum. The common bile duct delivers bile from the liver and gallbladder and the pancreatic duct delivers pancreatic juice from the pancreas.
The bile produced by hepatocytes drains into canaliculi, which are small channels that take the bile to the bile ductules. These eventually merge to become the common bile duct, which opens into the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
The ducts that connect the liver to the small intestine are used to deliver bile. Bile is an acid containing enzymes that can break down fats, and carry away wastes during digestion. it helps clense and clean the intestines while invloved in the breakdowns of the bugger lipids. Hope this helps, sincerely Stefano.
That is called a gallstone.
The cystic duct lies between the gallbladder and the common bile duct. Its' function is to transport bile from the gall bladder to the common bile duct.
The "hepatic ducts" carry bile through the liver to the junction with the "cystic duct" (which flows both ways to the gall bladder). The final connection to the intestine is through the "common bile duct". So that while "bile duct" can refer to any of these tubes, the more specific "hepatic duct" refers to the tubes directly from the producing glands in the liver. (see related link)
Pertaining to bile or the bile ducts.
common bile ductThe common bile duct.