GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

ESOPHAGUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bile is formed by the ____
A
liver
B
spleen
C
pancreas
D
gallbladder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bile is a physiological aqueous solution produced and secreted by the liver. It consists mainly of bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, conjugated bilirubin, electrolytes, and water [1]. Bile travels through the liver in a series of ducts, eventually exiting through the common hepatic duct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bile is a unique and vital aqueous secretion of the liver that is formed by the hepatocyte and modified down stream by absorptive and secretory properties of the bile duct epithelium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bile is made in the liver and flows through the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct to the gallbladder, where it is stored. When food is being digested, bile is released from the gallbladder and flows through the common bile duct and pancreas into small intestine. Anatomy of the intrahepatic bile ducts.

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