biliary tree

Definition

A complex network of conduits that begins with the canals of Hering (intralobar bile duct) and progressively merges into a system of interlobular, septal, and major ducts which then coalesce to form the extrahepatic bile ducts, which finally deliver bile to the intestine, and in some species to the gallbladder.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

• common bile duct
• dorsal pancreatic duct
• hepatopancreatic ampulla
• ventral pancreatic duct
• cystic duct
• hepatic biliary tree

Neighbouring structures

• appendix
• ascending colon
• cecum
• descending colon
• esophagus
• gallbladder
• large intestine
• liver
• lower gastrointestinal tract
• pancreas
• peritoneal sac
• rectum

Identifiers

FMA

14665

UBERON

0001173

Wikidata

Q66510627