hepatopancreas

An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and molluscs. It provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas, including the production of digestive enzymes, and absorption of digested food.

Type Gland
Structure parente gland of digestive tract

Sous-structures

mollusc hepatopancreas Gland

Questions fréquentes

What is the hepatopancreas?
An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and molluscs. It provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas, including the production of digestive enzymes, and absorption of digested food.

Structures associées

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.