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Bile

A bitter, yellow-green liquid produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. When fatty food is eaten, the gall bladder releases bile down the common bile duct to enter the intestines just below the stomach at the duodenum. Bile breaks up the globules of fat so that they can be more easily digested.

Bilateral      Bile Duct