Pancreas
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The pancreas is a glandular organ in the digeestive seestem an endocrine seestem o vertebrates. In humans, it is locatit in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach. It is an endocrine gland producin several important hormones, includin insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, an pancreatic polypeptide which circulate in the bluid.
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Pancreas | |
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Anatomy o the pancreas | |
1: Heid o pancreas 2: Uncinate process o pancreas 3: Pancreatic notch 4: Body o pancreas 5: Anterior surface o pancreas 6: Inferior surface o pancreas 7: Superior margin o pancreas 8: Anterior margin o pancreas 9: Inferior margin o pancreas 10: Omental tuber 11: Tail o pancreas 12: Duodenum | |
Details | |
Precursor | pancreatic buds |
Artery | inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery, posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery, splenic artery |
Vein | pancreaticoduodenal veins, pancreatic veins |
Nerve | pancreatic plexus, celiac ganglia, vagus[1] |
Identifiers | |
Laitin | Pancreass (Greek: Pankreas) |
MeSH | A03.734 |
TA | A05.9.01.001 |
FMA | 7198 |
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