loading...| Preferred Name |
bile duct |
| Synonyms |
hepatic duct gall duct bile tube biliary duct |
| Definitions |
Any of the ducts that form the biliary tree, carrying bile from the liver to the small intestine. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002394 |
| channel for | |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12376 ZFA:0001100 MA:0000354 TAO:0001100 XAO:0000134 BTO:0000122 FMA:9706 OpenCyc:Mx4rvdCds5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA UMLS:C0005400 CALOHA:TS-0075 GAID:280 EMAPA:35171 MESH:D001652 EV:0100091 EHDAA2:0000741 AAO:0011019 VHOG:0000212 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/276157007 |
| definition |
Any of the ducts that form the biliary tree, carrying bile from the liver to the small intestine. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Digestive_system_showing_bile_duct.png |
| develops_from | |
| external_definition |
A duct that carries bile from the liver to the intestine. Any of the excretory ducts in the liver that convey bile between the liver and the intestine. [TFD][VHOG] |
| external_ontology_notes |
we place the ZFA class here as this fits its textual definition and child nodes. We may recommend a label change for ZFA |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
hepatic duct gall duct bile tube biliary duct |
| homology_notes |
(...) the amphibian liver has characteristics in common with both fish and terrestrial vertebrates. (...) The histological structure of the liver is similar to that in other vertebrates, with hepatocytes arranged in clusters and cords separated by a meshwork of sinusoids and the presence of the traditional triad of portal venule, hepatic arteriole, and bile duct.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0002394 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
bile duct |
| notation |
UBERON:0002394 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
bile duct |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003928 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000025 |