Pancreas and Spleen anatomy

Question 1

Vien to pancreas

Answer 1

Splenic vien or SMV –> portal vien –> liver –> IVC

Question 2

Lymph to pancreas

Answer 2

Dual lymph drainage - coeliac nodes, SM nodes

Question 3

ANS to pancreas

Answer 3

Coeliac and super mesenteric plexus

• greater (and lesser splanchnic)
• vagus

Question 4

Pain of pancreas

Answer 4

Epigastric region

Question 5

Artery supply to pancreas

Answer 5

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Question 6

Function of spleen

Answer 6

filters and recycles blood, supports immune system. Largest lymphoid tissue in body

Question 7

Splenorenal ligament

Answer 7

spleen to left kidney

• carries splenic vessels
• tail of pancreas

Question 8

gastrosplenic ligament

Answer 8

stomach to spleen

• short gastric vessels
• gastroepiploic vessels

Question 9

Blood and venous supply to spleen

Answer 9

splenic vien (to portal) and artery (from coeliac axis)

Question 10

Lymph and ANS to spleen , Pain

Answer 10

coeliac nodes at T12
coeliac plexus at T12 - coeliac plexus, vagus and greater splanchnic
Pain - epigastric region

Question 11

Where and what is in the transpyloric plane

Answer 11

Stomach, duodenum, pancreas, kidneys, spleen

Question 12

Endocrine vs exocrine structure pancreas cells

Answer 12

endocrine - islets of langerhans

exocrine - ducts and acini

Question 13

where to intercalated ducts go to

Answer 13

intercalated duct - intralobular duct, interlobular duct –> pancreatic duct

Question 14

what is the liver acinus

Answer 14

where blood drains form one central vien to the next

Question 15

portal lobule

Answer 15

bile drains

Question 16

stellate cells

Answer 16

• in space of disse
• fat storing
• role in vit A metabolism

Question 17

occluding junctions

Answer 17

seal of bile canalculi

Question 18

space of disse

Answer 18

-between microvilli and endothelium

Question 19

what type of cells line bile duct?

-where does bile go after bile duct in portal space?

Answer 19

simple cuboidal epithelium

-bile drains from hepatocytes into gall bladder

Question 20

what does reticular fiber look like on microscope? what is it?

Answer 20

black lines, this is connective tissue