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  •  The pancreatic juice is carried by  Option: 1 Duct of Wirsung <p dir="ltr"

 The pancreatic juice is carried by

 

Option: 1

Duct of Wirsung

 


Option: 2

Duct of Santorini

 


Option: 3

Ampulla of water

 


Option: 4

Hepatopancreatic duct 

 


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  • The pancreas is a soft, oblong, glandular structure that lies transversely in the retroperitoneum behind the stomach. 
  • Its head is present in the C-shaped curvature of the duodenum. 
  • The pancreas is a heterocrine gland. It is a mix of exocrine (secreting digestive enzymes) and endocrine (releasing hormones into the blood) functions.
  • It is covered by the serosa or serous capsule formed by external visceral peritoneum and internal dense connective tissue.
  • The main pancreatic duct, called the duct of Wirsung, is formed from smaller ducts within the pancreas.
  • The main pancreatic duct opens into the hepatopancreatic ampulla.

 

 

 

 

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The main pancreatic duct, called the duct of Wirsung, is formed from smaller ducts within the pancreas. It carries pancreatic juice. Hence, the correct answer is option a.

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