The bile canaliculi empty their contents directly into which structure?
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Correct answer: Canals of Hering
Bile flows from the hepatocytes into the canaliculi, which then drain into the Canals of Hering. From these ductules, the bile enters the interlobular bile ducts within the portal triads.
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