Minor duodenal papilla
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The minor duodenal papilla is the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct
into the duodenum
. It is sometimes absent, and often nonfunctional.
The other names of minor duodenal papilla is Santorini's
minor caruncle
.
Accessory pancreatic duct
Most people have just one pancreatic duct. However, some have an additional accessory pancreatic duct also called the Duct of Santorini, which connects straight to the duodenum at the minor duodenal papilla...
into the duodenum
Duodenum
The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms anterior intestine or proximal intestine may be used instead of duodenum...
. It is sometimes absent, and often nonfunctional.
The other names of minor duodenal papilla is Santorini's
Giovanni Domenico Santorini
Giovanni Domenico Santorini was an Italian anatomist. He was a native of Venice, and earned his medical doctorate from Pisa in 1701. He is remembered for his anatomical dissections of the human body....
minor caruncle
Caruncle
Caruncle may refer to:*In botany, an elaiosome , especially in the plant family Euphorbiaceae*In animal anatomy:**prostomium, the sensory organ of Annelid worms...
.