What Is Bile?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. How Is Bile Produced?
The process of bile formation starts in the liver where it is produced by the hepatocytes. It then goes through a network of ducts that lead to the common hepatic duct. Through this duct, the bile travels to the gall bladder where it is concentrated and stored.
Concentration of bile allows for large quantities of the fluid to be stored in a relatively small organ. In this respect, about 90 percent of the water originally contained in bile is reabsorbed through the gall bladder walls, back into the bloodstream.
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