sphincter of Oddi

sphincter of Oddi
A muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.

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  • Sphincter d'Oddi — ● Sphincter d Oddi structure musculaire lisse, située à l entrée du duodénum, qui ferme le débouché du canal cholédoque (qui conduit la bile) et du canal de Wirsung (qui conduit le suc pancréatique) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sphincter d'Oddi — ● Sphincter d Oddi structure musculaire lisse, située à l entrée du duodénum, qui ferme le débouché du canal cholédoque (qui conduit la bile) et du canal de Wirsung (qui conduit le suc pancréatique) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sphincter of Oddi — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing bile papilla. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = Oddi s+Sphincter MeshNumber =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sphincter d'Oddi — Le sphincter d Oddi, appelé également papille d Oddi, est un muscle de forme annulaire qui est situé à la partie terminale commune au canal cholédoque (transportant la bile) et au canal de Wirsung (transportant les sucs pancréatiques). Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sphincter of Oddi — sphincter of Od·di äd ē n a complex sphincter closing the duodenal orifice of the common bile duct Od·di ȯd dē Ruggero (1864 1913) Italian physician. While studying in vivo the action of the bile on digestion, Oddi discovered the sphincter of… …   Medical dictionary

  • sphincter of Oddi dysfunction — abdominal pain or jaundice with failure of the sphincter of Oddi to function properly; it may occur several years after cholecystectomy or owing to other unknown causes. Called also biliary dyskinesia …   Medical dictionary

  • sphincter of oddi — ˈädē Usage: usually capitalized 2d O Etymology: after Ruggero Oddi, 19th century Italian physician : a complex sphincter closing the duodenal orifice of the common bile duct …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sphincter of ampulla — Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing bile papilla. Latin m. sphincter ampullae MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • sphincter — [ sfɛ̃ktɛr ] n. m. • 1548; mot lat. d o. gr. ♦ Muscle annulaire disposé autour d un orifice naturel qu il resserre et ferme en se contractant. Sphincter de l anus; sphincter anal, vaginal. ● sphincter nom masculin (bas latin sphincter, du grec… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sphincter — A sphincter is an anatomical structure, or a circular muscle, that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. Sphincters are found in many animals; there …   Wikipedia

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