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choledochus is embedded for some distance in the long narrow 

 pancreas lying on the anterior surface of the duodenum and 

 finally empties into the anterior side of the gut near the ventral 

 surface. 



The right hepatic duct is divided into lateral and medial 

 rami. , The lateral ramus divides into medial and lateral 

 branches. Generally the cystic duct opens into the latter 

 (fig. 14 and 16). However, sometimes the cystic duct is one or 



L.R.m.s 

 Lafera/ brxrnch of /eff 

 rnedia/ rornu3 



M R m d 



Mecf/a/ branch of r-Zghf 

 medial ramus 



LR.md 



laferu/ branch of r/ghf- 

 mec/ia/ ramus 

 M.R/s. 

 Medial branch of 

 /eff /afera/ ramus. 



L./?./ 5 -lafera/ 

 of /^/y /a/era/ ramus 



-M.Rms 

 Med/a/ branch of /eff ried'o/ ramus 



M.RI d 

 Media/ branch of r/ghf /afera/ ramus 



/r'.rn.s -lef/ med/a/ ramus 



R./.s 

 Left /afera/ ram7us 



D. h. /. 

 Leff hepaf/c c/acf 



/? m? d-/?ight mied/a/ ramus 

 '/ d - f?/gf?f /a/era/ ramus 



D h d -/?/ghf hepaf/c ducf 



D.P. 

 Pancreat/c duct. 



\^ -V-D cho/- Ductus Cho/edochus 



14 



Fig. 14 Diagrammatic drawing of the gall-bladder and hepatic ducts of an 

 Amblystoma. 



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