About 502,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Bile - Wikipedia

    Bile (yellow material) in a liver biopsy stained with hematoxylin-eosin in a condition called cholestasis (setting of bile stasi) Bile (from Latin bilis), also known as gall, is a yellow-green fluid produced by the …

  2. Bile: What It Is, Where It’s Made & What It Does - Cleveland Clinic

    May 13, 2024 · Bile is a yellowish-green digestive fluid produced by your liver and stored by your gallbladder. It helps your body break down fats in the foods you eat and makes it easier for digestive …

  3. What Bile Is, Where It's Made, and What It Does - Verywell Health

    Oct 9, 2025 · Bile is a sticky, yellow-green digestive fluid made by the liver. Its main job is to break down fats into fatty acids so that they can be absorbed by your body through the digestive tract. Bile is …

  4. Bile | Digestive System, Gallbladder & Liver | Britannica

    Dec 23, 2025 · bile, greenish yellow secretion that is produced in the liver and passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, or transport into the first region of the small intestine, the duodenum. Its …

  5. Biliary System Anatomy and Functions - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    The biliary system consists of the organs and ducts (bile ducts, gallbladder, and associated structures) that are involved in the production and transportation of bile.

  6. Bile: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    Jul 23, 2024 · Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

  7. Physiology, Bile - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Sep 12, 2022 · Bile is a fundamental and unique secretion of the liver. It is a yellow-greenish fluid secreted from the hepatocytes and altered as it passes through the biliary tree by the epithelial cells …

  8. What Is Human Bile and What Does It Do? - Biology Insights

    Jul 30, 2025 · Explore human bile’s critical function in the body. Learn how this essential fluid supports vital internal processes and what happens when it’s impaired.

  9. What Is Bile? - Healthline

    Jul 7, 2023 · Bile is a fluid made of water, cholesterol, salts, and other substances that help your body digest fats. Bile is made by your liver and stored in your gallbladder.

  10. South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for Over …

    3 days ago · South Korea began bear bile farming for health purposes in the 1980s Though the bile is used in medicinal treatment for conditions like epilepsy and liver disease, criticism of the method has ...