Biliary system
Alternative Names
Biliary tract; Bile tract
Information
The biliary system creates, transports, stores, and releases bile into the duodenum to help in digestion.
The biliary system includes the gallbladder, bile ducts and certain cells inside the liver, and bile ducts outside the liver.
Review Date:
11/14/2010
Reviewed By:
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.