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bile duct

vr.tr.bile-duct · PHY.LIV

Let an agent explain the bile duct, relay its structure, path and role from anatomy and physiology sources, describe its named segments, and distinguish it from blood vessels and other ducts.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the bile duct, relay its structure, path and role from anatomy and physiology sources, describe its named segments, and distinguish it from blood vessels and other ducts.

A tubular structure that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine, part of the biliary tree; the registry aliases name components such as the interlobular bile duct, bile ductule, and the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, distinguishing ducts inside the liver from those outside it. Bile ducts are essential to digestion of fats, and blockage or disease of them causes conditions such as jaundice and cholangitis.

What it is for: Carrying bile from the liver to the intestine.

It can be explain structure and path; relay its role in digestion; describe named segments; distinguish it from other ducts.

Distinguishing features

Carries bile

Part of the biliary tree

Intrahepatic and extrahepatic segments

Drains to the intestine

What it looks like

A branching system of thin tubes converging from the liver toward the intestine, not visible externally.

Physical character

carries: bile note

system: biliary tree note

registry parents: duct, segment of biliary tree, particular anatomical entity note

How it is recognised

Tubes of the biliary tree carrying bile

Interlobular bile duct, bile ductule, intrahepatic and extrahepatic ducts

Blood vessels carry blood; the pancreatic duct carries pancreatic juice

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

duct

is part of -

biliary tree

connects - to the intestine

liver

is associated with -

gallbladder

In practice

Families and kinds

intrahepatic bile ducts

extrahepatic bile ducts

interlobular ducts

bile ductules

Standards and regulation

Anatomical nomenclature

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing intrahepatic and extrahepatic ducts

Confusing with the pancreatic duct

Overstating disease detail

Also called

interlobular bile ductbile ductuleintrahepatic bile ductaccessory bile ductextrahepatic bile ducthuman bile ducttrunk of anterior tributary of right hepatic biliary treetrunk of posterior tributary of right hepatic biliary treetrunk of lateral tributary of left hepatic biliary treetrunk of medial tributary of left hepatic biliary treehepatic duct of caudate lobetrunk of segmental tributary of hepatic biliary treeInterlobular bile duct

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a bile duct is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a bile duct, and how does it differ from a blood vessel or the pancreatic duct? definition
  2. Is the question about intrahepatic or extrahepatic ducts? boundary

Segments

Named segments.

Segments

Segments.

  1. What are the interlobular ducts, ductules and intrahepatic and extrahepatic ducts? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific segment? action
Function What it does.

Sources.

Bile

Role of bile.

Bile

Bile.

  1. What is bile, and how does the duct system deliver it? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Digestion

Role in digestion.

Digestion

Digestion.

  1. How do bile ducts support fat digestion? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Structure.

Anatomy.

Tree

Biliary tree.

Tree

Tree.

  1. How is the biliary tree organised? provenance
  2. Which entry fits biliary tree? action

Path

Path.

Path

Path.

  1. What path does bile follow from liver to intestine? provenance
  2. How is duct size measured? measurement
Context Health.

Context.

Conditions

Related conditions.

Conditions

Conditions.

  1. How are bile ducts involved in jaundice and cholangitis, as clinical sources describe? provenance
  2. Is medical advice needed from a professional? boundary

Care

Care routing.

Care

Care.

  1. Where should biliary symptoms be directed? action
  2. Is the information general rather than diagnostic? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should segments be separate entries?
  • How should the biliary tree be linked?
  • How should related diseases be qualified?
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