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1
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What do the Bile Ducts fuse to form?

A

The Hepatic Bile Ducts

2
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How many Hepatic Bile Ducts are there?

A

2, the Left and Right Hepatic Duct

3
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What do the Hepatic Bile Ducts fuse to form?

A

The Common Hepatic Duct

4
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What does the Extrahepatic Biliary Apparatus consist of?

A
  1. The Left Hepatic Duct
  2. The Right Hepatic Duct
  3. The Common hepatic Duct
  4. The Gallbladder
  5. The Cystic Duct
  6. The Common Bile Duct
5
Q

Where is the Bile Produced?

A

The Hepatocytes within the Liver

6
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Where is the Bile Stored and Concentrated?

A

The Gallbladder

7
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Where does the Common Bile Duct connect with the Duodenum to allow the Bile to enter the Gut Tube?

A

The Major Duodenal Papilla (Sphincter of Oddi)

8
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What is the Function of Bile?

A

To Emulsify and allow the Absorption of Fats

9
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What triangle is formed by the Cystic Duct, Common Hepatic Duct, and Inferior Surface of the Liver?

A

Calot’s Cystohepatic Triangle

10
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What does Calot’s Cystohepatic Triangle contain?

A

The Cystic Artery

11
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What does the Cystic Artery supply?

A

The Gallbladder

12
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What is a common problem with the Extraheaptic Biliary Apparatus?

A

Gallstones