Pancreas Flashcards
Location of the pancreas
Posterior to the stomach, at the level of the transpyloric plane (L1)
Pancreas - Intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
Retroperitoneal, except for tail
Shape of the pancreas
Elongated and tapered, oblong
What region of the stomach is the pancreas found?
Epigastric
Left hypochondriac
The transverse mesocolon attached to the…
…anterior surface of the pancreas
Anatomical relations of the pancreas
Stomach Duodenum Transverse mesocolon Common bile duct Spleen Left kidney (posterior)
The splenic artery traverses the inferior border of the pancreas. True or false?
False, it’s superior
Significant vessels around the pancreas
- Aorta and IVC posterior to head
- Superior mesenteric artery posterior to neck, anterior to uncinate
- Posterior to neck, superior mesenteric vein and splenic form hepatic portal
- Splenic artery across transverse section superiorly
Parts of the pancreas
Head Uncinate process Neck Body Tail
What part of the pancreas is contained within the splenorenal ligament?
Tail
What are the pancreatic ducts?
Main (Wirsung) and Accessory (Santorini)
Relationship between main pancreatic duct and bile duct
It unites with the common bile duct, forming the hepatopancreatic ampulla of Vater, which then opens into the duodenum via the major duodenal papilla.
The accessory pancreatic duct begins…
…in the head and drains a small portion of juice into minor duodenal papilla
Secretions into the duodenum by the pancreatic duct of Wirsung are controlled by…
…a muscular valve – the sphincter of Oddi
The pancreas is supplied by…
Splenic artery and superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries (head)
