- Gland behind the stomach - Large gland behind the stomach - The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of
nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and
its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often
together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a
powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.