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The term pancreas is derived from Greek meaning “all flesh” and developmental biologists have been intrigued for years with the fascinating embryologic development of the pancreas. It is an endodermally derived organ, consisting of two morphologically distinct tissues, the exocrine…
The pancreas originates during week 4 of gestation as dual evaginations from the foregut endoderm. The dorsal pancreatic bud gives rise to the body and tail of the pancreas, its minor duct (Santorini) and papilla, and the continuation of the…