Accessory digestive gland
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
An accessory digestive gland is a gland of the digestive system that is not a part of the digestive tract.
An example of an accessory digestive gland is the exocrine pancreas.[1]
A closely related term is "accessory digestive organ". This can include structures that play a direct role in digestion, but are not glands, such as teeth.[2]
References
- ↑ Ahrens, Thomas; Prentice, Donna (1998). Critical care certification: preparation, review & practice exams. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, 265. ISBN 0-8385-1474-X.
- ↑ Dorlands Medical Dictionary:accessory digestive organs.
External links
Anatomy of torso, digestive system: accessory digestive glands | |||||
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| Liver | by region: Left lobe (Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe) • Right lobe • Transverse fissure of liver by function: Fibrous capsule of Glisson • Hepatocyte • Space of Disse • Space of Mall • Kupffer cell • Liver sinusoid • Ito cell • Hepatic lobule | ||||
| Biliary tract |
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| Pancreas | by region: Tail • Body • Head • Uncinate process
by function: Islets of Langerhans • Exocrine pancreas ducts: Pancreatic duct • Accessory pancreatic duct | ||||
| Common | Hepatopancreatic ampulla • Sphincter of Oddi | ||||
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