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Function of Bile. Whatever its other effects, the 

 chief known use of bile is in promoting the digestion 

 and absorption of fats. It, in some way, prevents putre- 

 faction in the intestines, though this is not the result of 

 germicidal action, which bile does not possess. 



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b.d. 



Fig. 17. Portion of transverse section of human liver. X. 100. h.a., hepatic 

 artery; v.c., intralobular vein; v.p., interlobular vein; b.d., bile duct. 



