High School

What is true regarding the secretion of pancreatic juice?

A. The hepatopancreatic sphincter controls the movement of pancreatic juices into the duodenum.
B. The pancreatic duct that extends along the pancreas collects the pancreatic juice.
C. The pancreatic duct joins with the common hepatic duct.

Answer :

A) The hepatopancreatic sphincter controls the movement of pancreatic juices into the duodenum

The exocrine part of the pancreas secretes enzyme-rich pancreatic juice into tiny merging ducts that form two main ducts.

The larger duct joins with the common bile duct and enters the duodenum through a common opening known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla, regulated by the hepatopancreatic sphincter (also known as the Sphincter of Oddi).

This sphincter controls the flow of both bile and pancreatic juice into the small intestine.