| Term: | common bile duct epithelial tube morphogenesis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | common bile duct |
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| Definition: | Digestive system duct that collects bile from the hepatic bile duct and the cystic duct. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005165] |
| Name: | epithelial tube morphogenesis |
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| Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures of a tube are generated and organized from an epithelium. Epithelial tubes transport gases, liquids and cells from one site to another and form the basic structure of many organs and tissues, with tube shape and organization varying from the single-celled excretory organ in Caenorhabditis elegans to the branching trees of the mammalian kidney and insect tracheal system. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060562] QuickGO AmiGO |