In anatomy and physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. Examples include: As ducts travel from the acinus...

In human anatomy, the thoracic duct (also known as the left lymphatic duct, alimentary duct, chyliferous duct, and Van Hoorne's canal) is the larger of...

bile duct (formerly known as the common bile duct) is a part of the biliary tract. It is formed by the union of the common hepatic duct and cystic duct. It...

portal Anatomy portal Congenital lacrimal duct obstruction Lacrimal apparatus Nasolacrimal duct cyst Nasolacrimal duct obstruction Orbit (anatomy) "Nasolacrimal...

The ejaculatory ducts (ductus ejaculatorii) are paired structures in the male reproductive system. Each ejaculatory duct is formed by the union of the...

cystic duct is the duct that (typically) joins the gallbladder and the common hepatic duct; the union of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct forms...

duct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word duct is derived from the Latin word for led/leading. It may refer to: Duct (anatomy), various ducts...

The pancreatic duct or duct of Wirsung (also, the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct) is a duct joining the pancreas...

A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile, and is present in most vertebrates. The bile duct is separated into three...

bile duct at the location of the stone (called choledocholithotomy). This procedure may be used if the stone is very large or if the duct anatomy is complex...

(pl.: vasa deferentia), ductus deferens (pl.: ductūs deferentes), or sperm duct is part of the male reproductive system of many vertebrates. In mammals,...

Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland. When lactogenesis occurs...

In female human anatomy, Skene's glands or the Skene glands (/skiːn/ SKEEN, also known as the lesser vestibular glands or paraurethral glands) are two...

The submandibular duct (also Wharton's duct or historically submaxillary duct) is one of the salivary excretory ducts. It is about 5 cm long, and its...

The parotid duct or Stensen duct is a salivary duct. It is the route that saliva takes from the major salivary gland, the parotid gland, into the mouth...

ampulla or hepatopancreatic duct is the common duct that is usually formed by a union of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct within the wall of the...

common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It joins the cystic duct coming from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct. The common...

gross anatomy level. This is in contrast to the much smaller lobule, which is a clear division only visible under the microscope. Interlobar ducts connect...

The collecting duct system of the kidney consists of a series of tubules and ducts that physically connect nephrons to a minor calyx or directly to the...

produced by the liver, via the common hepatic duct, and stores it. The bile is then released via the common bile duct into the duodenum, where the bile helps...

human anatomy: Human anatomy is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross...

Ejaculatory duct Urethra Prostate List of distinct cell types in the adult human body Rowen D. Frandson; W. Lee Wilke; Anna Dee Fails (2009). "Anatomy of the...

cochlear duct (a.k.a. the scala media) is an endolymph filled cavity inside the cochlea, located between the tympanic duct and the vestibular duct, separated...

Articles related to anatomy include: Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z abdomen abdominal aorta abducens nerve abducens nucleus...

common bile duct to help with digestion of fats. It receives bile from the liver via the cystic duct, which connects to the common hepatic duct to form the...

the epididymis, a detached efferent duct of the epididymis Appendix testis, a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct Epiploic appendix, one of several...

and the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct as the ears. Histology, the study of microscopic anatomy, shows two major types of liver cell: parenchymal...

network of ducts that converge on the nipple, and these tissues give the breast its distinct size and globular shape. At the ends of the ducts are lobules...

page 1204 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) "Centroacinar Cells Development in the Pancreatic Duct". LifeMap Discovery. Embryonic.Al. Retrieved...

spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct. Three accessory glands provide fluids that lubricate the duct system and nourish the sperm cells. Seminal...