What is the duct that connects to the duodenum?
1 Answer
There are three ducts that connect to the Duodenum. The Common Bile Duct and the Pancreatic Duct both attach at the same juncture while the Accessory Pancreatic Duct has a separate connection point.
Explanation:
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There are three ducts that connect to the Duodenum. The Common Bile Duct and the Pancreatic Duct both attach at the same juncture while the Accessory Pancreatic Duct has a separate connection point.
The Common Bile Duct which is the combined pathway of Bile from the Liver and Gall Bladder to to the Small Intestine at the Duodenum. Bile functions to emulsify large fat globules in the small intestine. The Pancreatic Duct carries Pancreatic digestive enzyme to continue the digestive process of proteins in the small intestine.
These two ducts combine together and enter the Duodenum at the Ampulla of Vater connected to the left lateral wall inside the curve of the duodenum on the Pancreatic side.
A smaller accessory duct from the Pancreas attaches to the duodenum just superior to the Ampulla of Vater.
