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  2. Biliary tract - Wikipedia

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    The system is usually referred to as the biliary tract or system, [9] and can include the use of the term "hepatobiliary" when used to refer just to the liver and bile ducts. [1] The name biliary tract is used to refer to all of the ducts, structures and organs involved in the production, storage and secretion of bile. [10] The tract is as follows:

  3. Bile duct - Wikipedia

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    The biliary tree (see below) is the whole network of various sized ducts branching through the liver.. The path is as follows: bile canaliculi → canals of Hering → interlobular bile ducts → intrahepatic bile ducts → left and right hepatic ducts merge to form → common hepatic duct exits liver and joins → cystic duct (from gall bladder) forming → common bile duct → joins with ...

  4. Gallbladder - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Organ in humans and other vertebrates Gallbladder Diagram of human gallbladder The gallbladder sits beneath the liver Details Precursor Foregut System Digestive system Artery Cystic artery Vein Cystic vein Nerve Celiac ganglia, vagus nerve Identifiers Latin vesica biliaris, vesica fellea ...

  5. Common bile duct - Wikipedia

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    The bile duct [1] [4] (formerly known as the common bile duct [4]) is a part of the biliary tract. [4] It is formed by the union of the common hepatic duct and cystic duct. It ends by uniting with the pancreatic duct to form the hepatopancreatic ampulla. It possesses its sphincter to enable the regulation of bile flow.

  6. Ampulla of Vater - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the biliary system. ... is the common duct that is usually formed by a union of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct within the ... Gallbladder ...

  7. File:Digestive system showing bile duct.svg - Wikipedia

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    Русский: Схема пищеварительной системы с желчным протоком На рисунке изображены (сверху вниз): * пищевод (Esophagus), * печень (Liver), * желудок (Stomach), * желчный пузырь (Gall bladder), * общий жёлчный проток (Common bile duct), * пузырный проток ...

  8. Cystic duct - Wikipedia

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    The increased pressure in the gallbladder leads to swelling and pain. This pain, known as biliary colic, is sometimes referred to as a gallbladder "attack" because of its sudden onset. During a cholecystectomy, the cystic duct is clipped two or three times and a cut is made between the clips, freeing the gallbladder to be taken out.

  9. Common hepatic duct - Wikipedia

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    Occasionally, the cystic duct may first run along the right side of the common bile duct for some distance before joining it, or may pass posteriorly around to the common hepatic duct to unite with it from the left side. [4] Rarely, the common hepatic duct and gallbladder join directly (with the cystic duct being absent), [6] [4] leading to ...