Which part of the alimentary canal receives bile juice from the liver and stores it in the gall bladder?

Which part of the alimentary canal receives bile juice from the liver and stores it in the gall bladder? Correct Answer Hepatic duct

Concept:

Bile

  • Bile is a blue-green color fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile does not contain any enzyme but is very essential in the process of digestion
  • It helps with digestion and performs two main functions:
  1. It breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract.
  2. The food coming from the stomach is acidic and cannot be digested directly by pancreatic juices, as they require an alkaline medium for their optimal functioning. Bile makes the food and environment alkaline suited for the pancreatic enzymes to act

Explanation:

  • The liver is the largest gland of the body. It is made up of the left and right lobe. The left lobe is smaller than the right lobe. The right lobe forms 5/6 of the liver & the left lobe forms 1/6 of the liver.
  •  The right and left hepatic ducts to develop from the right and left liver lobe. Both these ducts combine to form a Common Hepatic duct.
  • The gall bladder is situated below the right lobe of the liver.
  • The gallbladder's cystic duct is connected to the common hepatic duct to form a common bile duct also called ductus choledocus.
  • Thus, The function of the ductus choledochus is to carry bile juice

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