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what causes the ampulla of vater in the pancreas to be prominent
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What is an ampulla of Vater?
An ampulla of Vater is a swelling which marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.
What structures empty enzymes produced in the pancreas into the duodenum?
Ampulla of Vater
Where are located the ampulla of Vater and the sphincter of Oddi?
The ampulla of vater (hapetopancreatic ampulla) is joinigbetween the bile duct and the main pancreatic duct .It is located in the abdomen between the pancreas and the second part of the duodenum , which is the first part of the small intestine.
Which duct joins the common bile duct as it enters the duodenum at the ampulla of vater?
cystic duct
What area of the duodenum where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty is called?
The Ampulla of Vater..This is the duodenum where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty.
Ducts from the pancreas and liver enter the?
They enter the Duodenum which is the shortest section (about 10 inches long) of the small intestine.
Where does pancreatic juice perform its digestive role and how does it get there?
Pancreatic juice performs its functions in the duodenum. It gets there by traveling through the pancreatic duct then enters the duodenum through the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater).
Does the gallbladder empty into the stomach?
part of the small intestine called the duodenum.
Which two ducts join together to form the ampulla of vater hepatopancreatic ampulla?
The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct are connected to the duodenum. The common bile duct delivers bile from the liver and gallbladder and the pancreatic duct delivers pancreatic juice from the pancreas.
Ampulla of ductus deferens in boar?
There is no ampulla of ductus deferens in pigs
How are imaging studies of the biliary system performed?
It can be done through a thin needle pushed straight into the liver or through a scope passed through the stomach that can inject dye into the Ampulla of Vater. CT and MRI scans are very useful
Where does the bile duct enter the duodenum?
The duodenum is the first, and smallest, section of the small intestine in mammals. It is the responsible for the majority of chemical digestion in the small intestines.
