Intrahepatic bile ducts compose the outflow system of

exocrine Exocrine glands are glands that secrete substances on to an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacrimal, sebaceous, prostate and mucous. Exocrine glands are one of two ...

bile Bile (from Latin ''bilis''), or gall, is a dark-green-to-yellowish-brown fluid produced by the liver of most vertebrates that aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine. In humans, bile is produced continuously by the liver (liver bile ...

product from the

liver The liver is a major Organ (anatomy), organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for ...

. They can be divided into: * Lobar ducts (right and left hepatic ducts) - stratified columnar epithelium. * Interlobar ducts (between the main hepatic ducts and the interlobular ducts) - pseudostratified columnar epithelium. *

Interlobular bile ducts The interlobular bile ducts (or interlobular ductules) carry bile in the liver between the Canals of Hering and the interlobar bile ducts. They are part of the interlobular portal triad and can be easily localized by looking for the much larger ...

(between the interlobar ducts and the lobules) - simple columnar epithelium. * Intralobular bile ducts (cholangioles or

Canals of Hering The canals of Hering, or intrahepatic bile ductules, are part of the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver. Liver stem cells are located in the canals of Hering. Structure They are found between the bile canaliculi and interlobu ...

) - simple cuboidal epithelium, then by hepatocytes * Bile canaliculi - two half-canaliculi formed by the hepatocytes facing the

perisinusoidal space The perisinusoidal space (or space of Disse) is a location in the liver between a hepatocyte and a sinusoid. It contains the blood plasma. Microvilli of hepatocytes extend into this space, allowing proteins and other plasma components from the ...

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