Sphincter of oddi

Related Terms:

digestive bile ampulla of vater pancreatic muscular juice valve duodenum

Noun

Definition: 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.

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