ventral pancreatic duct

Term ID

UBERON:0001064

Synonyms

• canal of Wirsung
• chief pancreatic duct
• duct of Wirsung
• ductus pancreatis ventralis
• hepaticopancreatic duct
• main pancreatic duct
• pancreatic duct

Definition

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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_duct

References

• BTO:0002362
• EHDAA2:0001396
• EHDAA:6905
• EMAPA:17510
• GAID:337
• MA:0000126
• MESH:D010183
• NCIT:C12272
• Pancreatic:duct
• RETIRED_EHDAA2:0002177
• UMLS:C0030288
• VHOG:0000256
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0030288
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/245385001

Ontology

Cell Ontology