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NEET 2016
Exam
NEET
Year
2016
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Digestion and Absorption

NEET 2016 · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption

Which of the following guards the opening of the hepatopancreatic...

Which of the following guards the opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum?

Options

  1. ASemilunar valve
  2. BIleocaecal valve
  3. CPyloric sphincter
  4. DSphincter of Oddi

Correct answer

D. Sphincter of Oddi

Step-by-step solution

The opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum is guarded by sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum. It is named after Ruggero Oddi.
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