Information about Head Of Pancreas
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| 1: Head of pancreas 2: Uncinate process of pancreas 3: Pancreatic notch 4: Body of pancreas 5: Anterior surface of pancreas 6: Inferior surface of pancreas 7: Superior margin of pancreas 8: Anterior margin of pancreas 9: Inferior margin of pancreas 10: Omental tuber 11: Tail of pancreas 12: Duodenum | |
| Latin | caput pancreatis |
| subject #251 1200 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_08/12212190 |
Its upper border is overlapped by the superior part of the duodenum and its lower overlaps the horizontal part; its right and left borders overlap in front, and insinuate themselves behind, the descending and ascending parts of the duodenum respectively.
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- SUNY Figs 37:05-13 - "The lesser peritoneal sac. "
- SUNY Figs 38:06-09 - "The gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts."
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7984
- Diagram at upstate.edu
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 36067.019-1
Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Digestive glands | |
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| Organs | Pancreas (Tail, Body, Head, Islets of Langerhans) • Gallbladder • Liver (Hepatocyte, Space of Disse, Kupffer cell, Liver sinusoid, Hepatic stellate cell, Hepatic lobule) |
| Ducts | Bile ducts: (Bile canaliculus, Common hepatic duct, Cystic duct, Common bile duct) • Pancreatic duct • Hepatopancreatic ampulla |
uncinate process.
During the embryonic development of the distal foregut, the dorsal and ventral pancreatic bud fuses after the stomach rotates. The dorsal pancreatic bud becomes the head, body and tail of the pancreas and the the ventral pancreatic forms the uncinate
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During the embryonic development of the distal foregut, the dorsal and ventral pancreatic bud fuses after the stomach rotates. The dorsal pancreatic bud becomes the head, body and tail of the pancreas and the the ventral pancreatic forms the uncinate
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The pancreatic notch is a separation between the neck of pancreas and the uncinate process of pancreas.
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The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body. It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and inferior.
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Anterior Surface.—The greater part of the right half of this surface is in contact with the transverse colon, only areolar tissue intervening.
From its upper part the neck springs, its right limit being marked by a groove for the gastroduodenal artery.
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From its upper part the neck springs, its right limit being marked by a groove for the gastroduodenal artery.
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The inferior surface of pancreas is narrow on the right but broader on the left, and is covered by peritoneum; it lies upon the duodenojejunal flexure and on some coils of the jejunum; its left extremity rests on the left colic flexure.
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The superior margin of pancreas is blunt and flat to the right; narrow and sharp to the left, near the tail.
It commences on the right in the omental tuberosity, and is in relation with the celiac artery, from which the hepatic artery courses to the right just above the
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It commences on the right in the omental tuberosity, and is in relation with the celiac artery, from which the hepatic artery courses to the right just above the
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The anterior margin of pancreas separates the anterior from the inferior surface, and along this border the two layers of the transverse mesocolon diverge from one another; one passing upward over the anterior surface, the other backward over the inferior surface.
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The Inferior margin of pancreas separates the posterior from the inferior surface; the superior mesenteric vessels emerge under its right extremity.
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tuber omentale, which abuts against the posterior surface of the lesser omentum.
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The tail of the pancreas, located anatomically left near the hilum of the spleen, is not simply an antomical distinction. The tail is the only part of the pancreas which contains Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells, which are responsible for secreting pancreatic polypeptide to
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In anatomy of the digestive system, the duodenum is a hollow jointed tube about 25-30 cm long connecting the stomach to the jejunum. It is the first and shortest part of the small intestine and it is where most chemical digestion takes place.
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Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
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ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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In anatomy of the digestive system, the duodenum is a hollow jointed tube about 25-30 cm long connecting the stomach to the jejunum. It is the first and shortest part of the small intestine and it is where most chemical digestion takes place.
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The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is an academic medical center and is the only one of its kind in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
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The lesser sac, also known as the omental bursa, is the cavity in the abdomen that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum. Usually found in mammals, it is connected with the greater sac via the epiploic foramen, also known as the Foramen of Winslow.
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The gallbladder (or cholecyst, sometimes gall bladder) is a pear-shaped organ that stores about 50 ml of bile (or "gall") until the body needs it for digestion.
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State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (IPA pronunciation: ['suniː]) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States.
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject.
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Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body.[1] It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy.[1]
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Torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human) from which extend the neck and limbs. It is sometimes referred to as the trunk. The torso includes the thorax and abdomen.
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The digestive system is the organ system that breaks down and absorbs nutrients that are essential for growth and maintenance. The digestive system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, (intestines), rectum, and anus.
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The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine systems of vertebrates<ref name="New Standard" />. It is both exocrine (secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes) and endocrine (producing several important hormones, including
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The tail of the pancreas, located anatomically left near the hilum of the spleen, is not simply an antomical distinction. The tail is the only part of the pancreas which contains Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells, which are responsible for secreting pancreatic polypeptide to
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The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body. It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and inferior.
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The endocrine (i.e., hormone-producing) cells of the pancreas are grouped in the islets of Langerhans. Discovered in 1869 by the German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans, the islets of Langerhans constitute approximately 1 to 2% of the mass of the pancreas.
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