Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct. [ MESH:A03.159.183.158 ]
Synonyms: bile duct intrahepatic part
Term information
- TAO:0005169
- NCIT:C12677
- UMLS:C0005401 (ncithesaurus:Intrahepatic_Bile_Duct)
- ZFA:0005169
- MESH:D001653
- GAID:287
- MA:0001630
- SCTID:362193005
- FMA:15766
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Duct that collects bile from the bile ductules and connects to the extrahepatic bile duct.[TAO]
includes the hepatic duct of the caudate lobe, and the intra- and inter- lobar bile ducts