ventral pancreatic duct

canal of Wirsung

A duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juices which aid in digestion provided by the exocrine pancreas. The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct just prior to the ampulla of Vater, after which both ducts perforate the medial side of the second portion of the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla.

Type Gland
Système corporel Digestive
Structure parente tube
Nom latin canal of Wirsung
FMA ID 16003

Questions fréquentes

What is the ventral pancreatic duct?
A duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juices which aid in digestion provided by the exocrine pancreas. The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct just prior to the ampulla of Vater, after which both ducts perforate the medial side of the second portion of the d
What body system is the ventral pancreatic duct part of?
The ventral pancreatic duct is part of the Digestive.
What is the Latin name for the ventral pancreatic duct?
The Latin name for the ventral pancreatic duct is canal of Wirsung.

Structures associées

endodermal part of digestive tract endodermal gut trunk mesenchyme trunk and cervical mesenchyme gastrointestinal system mesentery digestive system mesentery exocrine pancreas exocrine component of pancreas exocrine pancreas epithelium epithelium of exocrine pancreas intestine bowel cloaca cloacal chamber skeletal muscle of trunk body musculature

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