See Also: sphincter muscle of common bile duct(medicine)
sphincter of common bile duct(medicine)
common bile duct(medicine)
Common bile duct(health)
common bile duct calculi(medicine)
common bile duct neoplasms(medicine)
common bile duct diseases(medicine)
Common bile duct obstruction(health)
Bile duct(medicine)
Cancer, bile duct(health)

sphincter muscle of common bile duct (medicine)


sphincter muscle of common bile duct -->
sphincter of common bile duct
Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum.

Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct.