accessory pancreatic duct


ac·ces·so·ry pan·cre·at·ic duct

[TA] the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas formed from the proximal part of the duct of the embryonic dorsal pancreatic bud, that opens independently into the duodenum at the lesser duodenal papilla. Synonym(s): ductus pancreaticus accessorius [TA], Bernard canal, Bernard duct, ductus dorsopancreaticus, Santorini canal, Santorini duct

ac·ces·so·ry pan·cre·at·ic duct

(ak-ses'ŏr-ē pan-krē-at'ik dŭkt) [TA] The excretory duct of the head of the pancreas, one branch of which joins the pancreatic duct, the other opening independently into the duodenum at the lesser duodenal papilla.
Synonym(s): ductus pancreaticus accessorius [TA] , Bernard duct, Santorini canal, Santorini duct.

Bernard,

Claude, French physiologist, 1813-1878. Bernard canal - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s): accessory pancreatic duct; Bernard ductBernard duct - Synonym(s): Bernard canalBernard puncture - a puncture at a point in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain which causes glycosuria. Synonym(s): diabetic punctureBernard syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Cannon homeostasis - the set of mechanisms responsible for the cybernetic adjustment of physiological and biochemical states in postnatal life. Synonym(s): physiological homeostasisBernard-Horner syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Sergent syndrome - Synonym(s): acute adrenocortical insufficiency

Santorini,

Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico), Italian anatomist, 1681-1737. concha santoriniincisurae santorini - notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus.papilla of Santorini - Synonym(s): Vater tubercleSantorini canal - Synonym(s): Santorini ductSantorini cartilage - a conical nodule of elastic cartilage surmounting the apex of each arytenoid cartilage. Synonym(s): corniculate cartilageSantorini concha - a small concha frequently present on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall. Synonym(s): supreme nasal conchaSantorini duct - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s): accessory pancreatic duct; Santorini canalSantorini fissures - two vertical fissures in the anterior portion of the cartilage of the external auditory meatus, filled by fibrous tissue. Synonym(s): notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatusSantorini incisures - Synonym(s): notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatusSantorini labyrinth - a venous plexus arising chiefly from the dorsal vein of the penis, situated below the base of the bladder at the sides of the prostate. Synonym(s): prostatic venous plexusSantorini major caruncle - point of opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum. Synonym(s): major duodenal papillaSantorini minor caruncle - the site of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum, located anterior to and slightly superior to the major papilla. Synonym(s): minor duodenal papillaSantorini muscle - draws angle of mouth laterally. Synonym(s): risorius muscleSantorini tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. Synonym(s): corniculate tubercleSantorini vein - connects the superior sagittal sinus with the tributaries of the superficial temporal vein and other veins of the scalp. Synonym(s): parietal emissary vein