Question

In which organ of alimentary canal bile and pancreatic ducts open together ?
(a) Fundus of Stomach
(b) Ileum
(c) Duodenum
(d) Caecum

Answer 1

Answer:

(c) Duodenum

Explanation:

The bile and pancreatic ducts open together in the Duodenum.

As the typical hepato-pancreatic duct that is protected by a sphincter called Oddi's sphincter, the bile duct and pancreatic duct open together into the duodenum. The pancreas is an elongated substance both exocrine and endocrine between the U-shaped duodenum legs. These are important in aiding absorption and digestion.

Answer 2

Duodenum is an organ of alimentary where canal bile and pancreatic ducts open together .

Answer: Option (c)

Explanation:

• The alimentary canal consists of a series of organs such as 'mouth', 'oesophagus', 'stomach', 'small intestine', 'large intestine' that helps in digestion.  
• Bile ducts: Bile is a kind of fluid produced by the liver that helps the digestion of fats. Constituents of bile are bile salts, bile pigments, cholesterol and water. The bile duct is a thin tube which collectively forms bile ducts. These carry bile to the small intestine.
• Pancreatic ducts: It is a duct which carries pancreatic juice that "helps in digestion".  
• Duodenum: It is the "first segment of the small intestine" providing the bile collected from various ducts to act upon the food from the stomach for the digestion.