Bile Duct
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Artistic rendition of the liver showing a clock reflecting the 24 hour day, 7 days a week work of the metabolic warehouse of the body. The hepatic artery is shown in red and the biliary system in green, and the hepatic veins draining the liver.
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Endoderm of the Foregut
In the 4th week of gestation, the primitive endoderm gives rise to a foregut diverticulum called the hepatic diveticulum at the junction of the of the foregut and midgut. The hepatic diverticulum is the precursor for the liver bile ducts and gallbladder. hepatic diverticulum pars hepatica and pars cystica.
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In the 4th week of gestation, the primitive endoderm gives rise to a foregut diverticulum called the hepatic diverticulum at the junction of the of the foregut and midgut. The hepatic diverticulum is the precursor for the liver bile ducts and gallbladder. hepatic diverticulum pars hepatica and pars cystica.
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The AiA rendering is from a confluence of the bile ducts, and biliary radicles from an ERCP. The ductal system has a tree like shape.
Artistically a mysterious and somewhat scary scene is created with a moon and a sun at dusk. One can almost imagine a witch on a broom screeching through the night sky in this scene .
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