MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder, through the pancreas, and into the small intestine. The common bile duct starts where the ducts from the liver and gallbladder join and ends at the small intestine. It is part of the biliary system.

Detailed explanation-2: -About half the bile secreted between meals flows directly through the common bile duct into the small intestine. The rest of the bile is diverted through the cystic duct into the gallbladder to be stored.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bile duct: This is a small, hollow tube that functions to transport bile. The biliary system is comprised of a system of these ducts, which flow from the liver to the gallbladder for storage and then into the small intestine (duodenum).