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Dennis -> RE: Sorry Doctors (1/11/2007 6:47:27 PM)
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Sorry for all your problems Mike..Glad to see you can keep your spirits up in spite...
FYI;
Bile is produced by hepatocytes in the liver, draining through the many bile ducts that penetrate the liver. During this process, the epithelial cells add a watery solution that is rich in bicarbonates that dilutes and increases alkalinity of the solution. Bile then flows into the common hepatic duct, which joints with the cystic duct from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct. The common bile duct in turn joins with the pancreatic duct to empty into the duodenum. If the sphincter of Oddi is closed, bile is prevented from draining into the intestine, and instead flows into the gall bladder, where it is stored and concentrated between meals, reaching up to five times the original potency. This concentration occurs through the absorption of water and small electrolytes, while retaining all the original organic molecules. Cholesterol is also released with the bile, dissolved in the acids and fats found in the concentrated solution. When food is released by the stomach into the duodenum in the form of chyme, the gallbladder will release the concentrated bile to complete digestion.
[image]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Digestive_system_showing_bile_duct.png[/image]
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