Uberon related term : ductus pancreatis dorsalis; accessory pancreatic duct of santorini; pancreatic duct of santorini;
Uberon Homology note : These data show that ducts within the zebrafish pancreas originally arise in situ
from isolated progenitor cells rather than arising from reiterative branching of the
pancreatic epithelium. This process of pancreatic duct formation in zebrafish may
be analogous to the mechanism of duct formation in the mammalian mammary and salivary
glands. (...) A related mechanism of duct formation has also been proposed to occur
within the mammalian pancreatic epithelium.[uncertain][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : Most humans 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. Both these ducts connect to the second part
(the vertical one) of the duodenum. However, the Duct of Santorini, which bypasses
the Ampulla of Vater, is non-functional whereas the Duct of Wirsung is functional
and carries the digestive enzymes released by the pancreas. It is named for Giovanni
Domenico Santorini;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)