NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
Through which duct does the duodenum receive bile and pancreatic juices?
Options
- AEsophageal duct
- BHepatic duct
- CCommon bile duct
- DPancreatic duct
Correct answer
C. Common bile duct
Step-by-step solution
Food is captured by the bilobed tongue. Digestion of food takes place by the action of HCl and gastric juices secreted from the walls of the stomach. Partially digested food called chyme is passed from stomach to the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum. The duodenum receives bile from gall bladder and pancreatic juices from the pancreas through a common bile duct . Bile emulsifies fat and pancreatic juices digest carbohydrates and proteins. Final digestion takes place in the intestine. Digested food is