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Biliary tract
The
biliary tract
, (
biliary tree
or
biliary system
) refers to the
liver
,
gall bladder
and
bile ducts
, and how they work together to make, store and secrete
bile
. Bile consists of water,
electrolytes
,
bile acids
,
cholesterol
,
phospholipids
and
conjugated bilirubin
. Some components are synthesised by
hepatocytes
(liver cells), the rest are extracted from the
blood
by the liver.
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