Digestion and Absorption Question 6
6. Which of the following guards the opening of hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum?
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(a) Semilunar valve
(b) Ileocaecal valve
(c) Pyloric sphincter
(d) Sphincter of Oddi
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Answer : d
Hints & Solution
(d) The sphincter of Oddi (or hepatopancreatic sphincter) is a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.
