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Where is your bile?
Bile is a pancreatic juice and is found in the pancreas
Where are bile and pancreatic juice are emptied?
Duodenum has an opening for the dumping of bile and pancreatic juice called the hepatopancreatic sphincter
Which two ducts join together to form the ampulla of vater hepatopancreatic ampulla?
The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct join together to form the ampulla of Vater, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla. This structure empties into the duodenum and regulates the flow of bile and pancreatic juices into the small intestine for digestion.
What area of the duodenum where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty is called?
The area of the duodenum where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty is called the major duodenal papilla. This is where bile and pancreatic enzymes are released into the duodenum to aid in digestion.
What sphincter controls the release of bile and pancreatic juice into the small intestine?
The sphincter of Oddi (hepatopancreatic sphincter), controls the release of pancreatic enzymes and bile into the duodenum. During digestion, intestinal phase signals stimulate the release of bile.
What receives pancreatic juice and bile?
Gaulbladder
Does pancreatic juice contain bile?
No. Bile is synthesized in the liver, stored in the gallbladder and secreted into the intestinal tract at the same entry point as pancreatic juice - through a tube called the common bile duct - but the pancreas itself does not make or secrete bile.
Does bile stimulate release of pancreatic juices?
Bile is a green-yellow liquid that is produced by the liver. No, bile does not stimulate the release of pancreatic juices. It helps to break down fats and also neutralizes acid in the stomach.
What is cholecystokinin?
A hormone produced principally by the small intestine in response to the presence of fats, causing contraction of the gallbladder, release of bile, and secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes
What organ recives pancreatic juice and bile?
liver
Does the bile duct join the small intestine at the duodenum?
A few inches into the duodenum is the hepato-pancreatic ampulla, which is the site where the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct of the liver enter.
What organ absorbs bile and pancreatic juice in digestion?
Bile and pancreatic juice are secreted into the small intestine through ducts. These chemicals assist in digestive processes in the small intestine.
