Question

List the pathway bile takes from the right lobe of the liver to the small intestine.

Answer 1

Answer

Pathway of bile

1. Right lobe of liver (Hepatocytes)
2. Bile canaliculi
3. Right hepatic duct
4. Common hepatic duct
5. Common bile duct
6. Hepatopancreatic ampulla
7. Duodenum (small intestine)

- Bile is secreted by hepatocytes in the liver. Bile canaliculi are small ducts that carry bile to to large ductules and right hepatic duct.
- When right hepatic duct meets left hepatic duct, it becomes common hepatic duct.
- When common hepatic duct meets cystic duct, it becomes common bile duct.
- Common bile duct along with main pancreatic duct drains bile into duodenum via hepatopancreatic ampulla.
- Bile emulsifies large fat molecules in the duodenum.