The ducts connected to the duodenum include which of the following?

The ducts connected to the duodenum include which of the following?

• A. Cystic Duct and Bile Duct
• B. Pancreatic Duct and Bile Duct
• C. Hepatic Duct and Cystic Duct
• D. Common Hepatic Duct and Cystic Duct

Answer: (A)

Ducts that actually deliver digestive secretions into the duodenum are the main pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The common bile duct carries bile from the liver and gallbladder and opens into the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla, usually together with the pancreatic duct through the hepatopancreatic ampulla. The pancreatic duct carries pancreatic juice and also empties into the duodenum at that same papilla. The cystic duct, by contrast, connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct and does not itself open into the duodenum, so it isn’t a duct that directly communicates with the duodenum.

Ducts that actually deliver digestive secretions into the duodenum are the main pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The common bile duct carries bile from the liver and gallbladder and opens into the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla, usually together with the pancreatic duct through the hepatopancreatic ampulla. The pancreatic duct carries pancreatic juice and also empties into the duodenum at that same papilla. The cystic duct, by contrast, connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct and does not itself open into the duodenum, so it isn’t a duct that directly communicates with the duodenum.