Common bile duct
The duct that carries bile from the gallbladder and liver into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine).
The common bile duct is formed by the junction of the cystic duct that comes from the gallbladder and the common hepatic duct that comes from the liver.</P> NTER><IMG height=348 alt='Illustration of Gallstones forming in the Gallbladder' src='http://images.medicinenet.com/images/illustrations/gallstones.jpg' width=300 border=0></CENTER>