Anatomy of bile duct

function of bile
Shany schwarzwald s1711
DR Cojocaru Cristina
Common bile duct
The common bile duct is a small, tube-like structure formed where the
common hepatic duct and the cystic duct join.

Its physiological role is to carry bile from the gallbladder and empty it
into the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum).

The common bile duct is part of the biliary system.

Anatomic location
The gallbladder is divided into three sections:
the fundus, body, and neck.
The fundus is a rounded end that faces the front of the body.
The body is in contact with the liver, lying in depression at the bottom of the liver.
The neck tapers and is continuous with the cystic duct, part of the biliary tree.
The cystic duct unites with the common hepatic duct to become the common bile duct.

1. Biliary system is formed by gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts .

2. Right and left hepatic bile ducts which come out of liver join to form common
hepatic duct.
3. It unites with the cystic duct from gallbladder to form common bile duct.
4. All these ducts have similar structures.
Functions of biliary system:
Main function of biliary system
To drain waste products from the liver into the duodenum.
To help in digestion with the controlled release of bile.
They keep cholesterol in solution in the bile.
They have a mild purgative action.
Functions of bile duct:

The purpose of the bile duct is usually to transport bile from the liver along with the
gallbladder into the duodenum, the leading part of the small intestine pursuing the
stomach.
The bile it possess interacts with consumed fats and fat-soluble vitamin supplements to
allow them to be ingested by the intestine.

The right and the left hepatic ducts emerge at the porta hepatis from the right and left
lobes of the liver.

The arrangement of structures at the porta hepatis from behind forwards is:
- the branches of the portal vein
-hepatic artery
-hepatic ducts