Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
The common passage for bile and pancreat...

The common passage for bile and pancreatic juice is

A

ampulla of Vater

B

Common Bile Duct

C

duct of Wirsung

D

duct of Santorini

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

The correct Answer is:
### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Ducts Involved**: - The liver produces bile, which is transported through the hepatic duct. - The gallbladder stores bile and releases it via the cystic duct. - Both the hepatic duct and cystic duct merge to form the common bile duct. 2. **Understand the Role of the Pancreatic Duct**: - The pancreas produces pancreatic juice, which is transported through the pancreatic duct. 3. **Common Duct for Bile and Pancreatic Juice**: - The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct converge at a point known as the hepatopancreatic duct. 4. **Ampulla of Vater**: - The hepatopancreatic duct opens into the duodenum at a dilated region called the ampulla of Vater (or ampulla of Oddi). - This structure serves as the common passage for both bile (from the liver) and pancreatic juice (from the pancreas). 5. **Regulation of Secretion**: - The flow of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum is regulated by the sphincter of Oddi. 6. **Conclusion**: - Therefore, the common passage for bile and pancreatic juice is the ampulla of Vater. ### Final Answer: The common passage for bile and pancreatic juice is the **ampulla of Vater**. ---
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

This is the common passage for bile and pancreatic juices

Pancreatic juice contains

The pH of pancreatic juice is

Ph of the pancreatic juice is about

Bile juice

Enzyme not present in pancreatic juice is

Which of the following enzymes is found in pancreatic juice ?

Assertion: Small amount of lipases are secreted by gastric glands. Reason: Lipase is also found in pancreatic juice and intestinal juice.

In frog, the duodenum receives bile from gall bladder and pancreatic juices from the pancreas through a