ACCESSORY DIGESTIVE STRUCTURES Flashcards
1
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Largest gland; produces bile and performs metabolic functions.
A
Liver
2
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Hilus of the liver where vessels and ducts enter or exit.
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Porta hepatis
3
Q
Stores and concentrates bile; absent in horses.
A
Gallbladder
4
Q
Formed by hepatic and cystic ducts; delivers bile to the duodenum.
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Common bile duct
5
Q
V-shaped gland with exocrine (digestive enzymes) and endocrine (insulin/glucagon) functions.
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Pancreas
6
Q
Main duct carrying enzymes to the duodenum.
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Pancreatic duct
7
Q
Secondary duct present in some species.
A
Accessory pancreatic duct
8
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Endocrine clusters in the pancreas producing insulin and glucagon.
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Islets of Langerhans
