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Pancreas divisum is:

A
Duplication of the pancreas
B
Failure of fusion of dorsal & ventral pancreatic buds
C
Formation of more than two pancreatic buds
D
Formation of only one pancreatic bud
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B. Failure of fusion of dorsal & ventral pancreatic budsPancreas divisum occurs when the dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds fail to fuse with each other. As a result, the two parts of pancreas derived from two buds remain separate from each other.

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