#sphincter_of_oddi

Sphincter of Oddi

Muscular valve that controls the rate of flow of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum

The sphincter of Oddi, abbreviated as SO, is a muscular valve that in some animals, including humans, controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice out of the gallbladder and pancreas respectively through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum. It is named after Ruggero Oddi.

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