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ODDIS SPHINCTER [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

The sheath of muscle fibers investing the associated bile and pancreatic passages as they traverse the wall of the duodenum.

Key term(s)
  • sphincter muscle of hepatopancreatic ampullae
  • Oddi's sphincter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
CONT

Juste avant d'entrer dans le duodénum, le canal cholédoque est rejoint par le canal pancréatique [...]. Leur abouchement commun est protégé par le sphincter d'Oddi (Sphincter Ampulae Hepatopancreaticae) qui demeure fermé sauf au moment des repas [...]. Pendant un repas, la vésicule se contracte, le sphincter se relâche et la bile est projetée dans le duodénum.

Spanish

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