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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. pp. 265. ISBN 0-8385-1474-X.
^ "Dorlands Medical Dictionary:accessory digestive organs". http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/nine/000955313.htm.

External links

http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Liver/liver.htm

Anatomy of torso, digestive system: accessory digestive glands (TA A05.8-9, GA 11.1188)

Liver

by region: Left lobe • Right lobe (Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe) • Transverse fissure of liver • Bare area of the liver

by function: Fibrous capsule of Glisson • Hepatocyte • Space of Disse • Space of Mall • Kupffer cell • Liver sinusoid • Hepatic stellate cell • Hepatic lobule

Biliary tract

Bile ducts	intrahepatic: Bile canaliculus • Canals of Hering • Interlobular bile ducts • Intrahepatic bile ducts • Left and Right hepatic ducts extrahepatic: Common hepatic duct • Cystic duct • Common bile duct

Gallbladder	by region: Body • Fundus • Neck

Pancreas

by region: Tail • Body • Neck • Head • Uncinate process

by function: Islets of Langerhans • Exocrine pancreas

ducts: Pancreatic duct • Accessory pancreatic duct

Common

Hepatopancreatic ampulla • Sphincter of Oddi

digestive system navs: anat of tract,glands,perit,diaphragm/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/congen of d+w/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

Categories: Digestive system stubs

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&bull	The apical cytoplasm (towards the lumen of the acini) is filled with secretory vesicles containing the precursors of digestive enzymes.

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