Term Name: exocrine pancreas
Synonyms: head pancreas, rostral pancreas
Definition: The exocrine pancreas is a diffuse organ composed of a branching network of ducts and associated acinar glands that manufacture the proteolytic enzymes and bicarbonate required for digestion.
Appears at: Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001249]

Relationships
develops from: anterior pancreatic bud
is part of: pancreas
has parts: pancreatic epsilon cell pancreatic lobule
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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