4.1.4 The Extrahepatic Biliary Apparatus Flashcards
How many key internal Hepatic Bile Ducts are there?
2, the Left and Right Hepatic Duct
What do the Hepatic Bile Ducts fuse to form?
The Common Hepatic Duct
What does the Extrahepatic Biliary Apparatus consist of?
- The Left Hepatic Duct
- The Right Hepatic Duct
- The Common hepatic Duct
- The Gallbladder
- The Cystic Duct
- The Common Bile Duct
Where is the Bile Produced?
The Hepatocytes within the Liver
Where is the Bile Stored and Concentrated?
The Gallbladder
Where does the Common Bile Duct connect with the Duodenum to allow the Bile to enter the Gut Tube?
The Major Duodenal Papilla / Ampulla of Vater, where the Sphincter of Oddi is.
What is the Function of Bile?
To Emulsify and allow the Absorption of Fats
What triangle is formed by the Cystic Duct, Common Hepatic Duct, and Inferior Surface of the Liver?
Calot’s Cystohepatic Triangle
What does Calot’s Cystohepatic Triangle contain?
The Cystic Artery
What does the Cystic Artery supply?
The Gallbladder
What is a common problem with the Extraheaptic Biliary Apparatus?
Gallstones
