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What is another name for pancreatic ducts?
The other name for pancreatic ducts is duct of Wirsung. It joins the pancreas to the bile ducts so that pancreatic juices can aid in digestion of your food.
Why is morphine contraindicated for a patient having surgery for pancreatic cancer?
cause spasm of the pancreatic ducts
What does the medical abbreviation MRCP mean?
MRCP stands for Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography, which is a non-invasive imaging technique used to visualize the bile ducts and pancreatic ducts in the body. It is helpful in diagnosing conditions such as gallstones, strictures, and tumors in these areas.
What ducts empty into the duodenal ampulla?
The common bile duct and main pancreatic duct both empty into the duodenal ampulla. These ducts facilitate the transport of bile and pancreatic enzymes into the duodenum to aid in digestion.
What does cholangiopancreatography mean?
It means visualization of the bile ducts (cholangio) and pancreas (pancreato)
What are the tubes in the pancreas called?
they are ducts...your welcome!
What ducts that deliver bile and pancreatic juice from the liver and pancreas unite to form the?
hepatopancreatic ampulla
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).
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 is a sphincterotomy?
It means cutting of the sphincter or muscle that lies at the juncture of the intestine with both the bile and pancreatic ducts
What is sphincterotomy?
It means cutting of the sphincter or muscle that lies at the juncture of the intestine with both the bile and pancreatic ducts
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.
