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Term:
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hepatopancreatic ampulla +  
major duodenal papilla 
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.
minor duodenal papilla 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: greater duodenal papilla ;   tubercle of Vater
Related Synonyms: major papilla ;   papilla duodeni major
Xrefs: FMA:15074 ;   SCTID:181272007 ;   Wikipedia:Major_duodenal_papilla
External Ontologys: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Major_duodenal_papilla

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