Major duodenal papilla

Major duodenal papilla
Major duodenal papilla
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Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing bile papilla.
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The pancreatic duct.
Latin papilla duodeni major
1. Bile ducts: 2. Intrahepatic bile ducts, 3. Left and right hepatic ducts, 4. Common hepatic duct, 5. Cystic duct, 6. Common bile duct, 7. Ampulla of Vater, 8. Major duodenal papilla
9. Gallbladder, 10-11. Right and left lobes of liver. 12. Spleen.
13. Esophagus. 14. Stomach. Small intestine: 15. Duodenum, 16. Jejunum
17. Pancreas: 18: Accessory pancreatic duct, 19: Pancreatic duct.
20-21: Right and left kidneys (silhouette).
The anterior border of the liver is lifted upwards (brown arrow). Gallbladder with Longitudinal section, pancreas and duodenum with frontal one. Intrahepatic ducts and stomach in transparency.

The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct together perforate the medial side of the second portion of the duodenum obliquely, some 7 to 10 cm below the pylorus, forming a structure called the major duodenal papilla.

The accessory pancreatic duct sometimes pierces it about 2 cm above and slightly in front of these.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eAnatomy of torso, digestive system: Gastrointestinal tract, excluding mouth (TA A05.3–7, TH H3.04.02-04, GA 11.1141)
Upper GI
Lower GI
Layers
Suspensory muscle, Major duodenal papilla, Minor duodenal papilla, Duodenal cap • Duodenojejunal flexure • Brunner's glands
no substructures
Layers
Serosa · Subserosa · Muscular layer · Submucosa · Mucosa
Transverse folds of rectum • Rectal ampulla

M: DIG

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