Pappilae to Kat

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The pappilae that comes to mind first is the Ampullae of Vater.

there may be others but I would have to pull out a book and I'm just

not that industrious right now..LOL

Anyway, the Ampullae of Vater is a very tiny little tube like vessel,

so to speak, that lies within the Sphincter of Oddi. The sphincter

is a round muscle and you have them all over your body. They open to

allow passage through them and close accordingly. The Ampullae of

Vater connects the main pancreatic duct to the duodenum through the

Sphincter of Oddi.

If you make an OK sign with your left hand and slip your right index

finger through the " O " part, the part that is within the " O " would be

the ampullae, the part under the other 3 fingers would be the

panreactic duct and the part connected to your right arm would be the

duodenum. Does that make any sense. This ampullae can get clogged

and scarred when the sphincter spasms.

Do they know if that other pancreas has functioning islet cells?

That would be awesome, sort of like having a stashed savings account

of islet cells.

Hope this helps.