Sphincter of pancreatic duct
Sphincter ductus pancreatici
- Latin synonym: Musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
- Eponym: Boyden
Definition
The sphincter of pancreatic duct (sphincter of Boyden) is one of the complex of four smooth muscle sphincters composing the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater):
Sphincter of ampulla (hepatopancreatic sphincter; sphincter of Oddi).
Sphincter of the pancreatic duct (of Boyden)
The two muscles composing the sphincter of the bile duct (sphincter of choledocus)
The sphincter of pancreatic duct regulate the flow of pancreatic juice through the ampulla of Vater
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