The pancreatic ducts allow transport of pancreatic fluids from the many |lobules| (small |lobes|) of the |pancreas| to the |duodenum| of the intestine. The primary pancreatic duct, also called the canal of Wirsung, is the main duct which accepts contributions of fluid from the many tributary ducts leading from these |lobules|. An accessory pancreatic duct is occasionally found to branch off of the primary pancreatic duct in the neck of the |pancreas| and opens into the |duodenum| about an inch above the opening of the primary pancreatic duct.
