Question
What is Sphincter of Oddi?

Answer

  • Liver cells secrete bile which is stored and concentrated in a thin muscular sac called the gall bladder.
  • The duct of the gall bladder (cystic duct) along with the hepatic duct from the liver forms the common bile duct.
  • The bile duct passes downwards and joins with the main pancreatic duct to form a common duct called the hepatopancreatic duct.
  • The opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum is guarded by a Sphincter called the Sphincter of Oddi.

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