<P> The pancreatic duct , or duct of Wirsung ( also , the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct ) , is a duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juice provided from the exocrine pancreas which aids in digestion . The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct just prior to the ampulla of Vater , after which both ducts perforate the medial side of the second portion of the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla . There are many anatomical variants reported but these are quite rare . </P>
<P> The pancreatic duct , or duct of Wirsung ( also , the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct ) , is a duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juice provided from the exocrine pancreas which aids in digestion . The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct just prior to the ampulla of Vater , after which both ducts perforate the medial side of the second portion of the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla . There are many anatomical variants reported but these are quite rare . </P>
where does the pancreatic duct connect to the duodenum
where does the pancreatic duct connect to the duodenum
ampulla of Vater
ampulla of Vater