Term Name: | biliary tree |
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Synonyms: | biliary tract |
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. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001173] |