Term Name:	ventral pancreatic duct
Synonyms:	canal of Wirsung, chief pancreatic duct, duct of Wirsung, ductus pancreatis ventralis, hepaticopancreatic duct, main pancreatic duct, pancreatic duct
Definition:	A duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juices which aid in digestion provided by the exocrine pancreas. 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.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001064]