Ray Manzarek of The Doors passed away from Cancer of the Bile Duct.
About the bile duct
The bile duct is a 4-inch to 5-inch long tube that connects the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. The bile duct allows bile, which is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder, to flow into the small intestine. Bile is a liquid that helps to break down fats found in foods and helps the body get rid of the waste material that is filtered out of the bloodstream by the liver.
The bile duct starts in the liver. Within the liver, smaller tubes (similar to small blood vessels) drain bile from the cells in the liver into larger and larger branches, ending in a tube called the common bile duct. Outside of the liver, the bile duct drains into the small intestine. The gallbladder is a reservoir that holds bile until food reaches the intestines. It is attached by a small duct, called the cystic duct, to the common bile duct about one-third of the way down the bile duct from the liver. The end of the bile duct empties into the small intestine.
Bile duct is green like the gallbladder, because of bile stains.
