2007-03-01 15:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by nur syamimi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
To be clear, you mean bile flow in the liver, right?
Well, stated in the simplest way, bile is produced by the hepatocytes (liver cells), while blood is supplied to them. Bile is made and intended to be used in digestion, so it flows AWAY FROM the hepatocytes, down the bile ducts toward the small intestine, but if digestion is not occurring, then it goes into the gallbladder. Blood flows in the opposite direction because they are going TOWARD the hepatocytes, to provide oxygen, glucose, etc, as all cells require.
2007-03-01 21:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by citizen insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean lymph. Bile only goes in a duct from gall bladder to stomach.
2007-03-01 15:54:24 · answer #2 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...i like the question...
...this is a guess: bile flow absorbs fats that the blood flow helps eliminate...
2007-03-01 16:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by each may believe differently 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋