What is the significance of the second part of duodenum?
What is the significance of the second part of duodenum? The second part of the duodenum also contains the minor duodenal papilla, the entrance for the accessory pancreatic duct. The junction between the embryological foregut and midgut lies just below the major duodenal papilla. Which part of duodenum is important? This junction is where the duodenum receives bile to mix with chyme, an important part of the chemical digestive process described in more detail below. The first segment of the duodenum—the superior part of the duodenum (called the duodenal bulb) is connected to the liver via the hepatoduodenal ligament. What...