Pancreas: Anatomy, functions, blood supply, innervation - Kenhub
网页2023年9月19日 · The head is the expanded medial part of the pancreas. It lies directly against the descending and horizontal parts of the C-shaped duodenum which wraps around the pancreatic head. Projecting inferiorly from the head is the uncinate process, which extends posteriorly towards the superior mesenteric artery.
Pancreas: Function, Location, Anatomy & Living Without One
网页2024年2月26日 · The head of your pancreas is on the right side of your body. It’s tucked beside the curve of your duodenum — that’s the very first part of your small intestine, where your food goes when it leaves your stomach. The tail of your pancreas extends over to the left side of your body, near your spleen.
Pancreas: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment - Verywell Health
网页2023年7月12日 · The pancreas is an elongated gland located deep within the abdomen, tucked in between the stomach and the spine. One end of the pancreas is wider than the other and is called the head: It sits within the curve of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) and is divided into two parts: the head proper and the uncinate process.
Pancreas Functions, Location & Disease | Columbia Surgery
网页The head of the pancreas is located at the juncture where the stomach meets the first part of the small intestine. This is where the stomach empties partially digested food into the intestine, and the pancreas releases digestive enzymes into these contents.
Pancreatic cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年5月4日 · The Whipple procedure, also called pancreaticoduodenectomy, is an operation to remove the head of the pancreas. The operation also involves removing the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum, the gallbladder and the bile duct. The remaining organs are rejoined to allow food to move …
Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Pancreas - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年4月5日 · The pancreas is divided into 4 parts: head, neck, body, and tail. The head of the pancreas is the enlarged part of the gland surrounded by the C-shaped curve of the duodenum. On its way to the descending part of the duodenum, the bile duct lies in a groove on the posterosuperior surface of the head or is embedded in its substance.
The Pancreas - Anatomy - Duct System - TeachMeAnatomy
网页2024年4月21日 · The pancreas is typically divided into five parts: Head – the widest part of the pancreas. It lies within the C-shaped curve created by the duodenum and is connected to it by connective tissue. Uncinate process – a projection arising from the lower part of the head and extending medially to lie beneath the body of the pancreas. It lies ...
The Pancreas - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页The pancreas is an elongated, tapered organ located across the back of the belly, behind the stomach. The right side of the organ—called the head—is the widest part of the organ and lies in the curve of the duodenum, the first division of the small intestine.
Anatomy and Histology of the Pancreas | Pancreapedia
网页The head lies near the duodenum and the tail extends to the hilum of the spleen. When the terms anterior, posterior, front and back are used, they pertain to relationships in the human, standing erect. Superior and inferior are used in the same context so that they mean toward the head and toward the feet, respectively.
Pancreas histology: Exocrine & endocrine parts, function - Kenhub
网页2023年10月30日 · The pancreas is a large, mixed gland composed of five parts: the head, uncinate process, neck, body and tail. The location of the pancreas is mostly retroperitoneal, except for the tail. This organ extends from the C-shaped curve of the duodenum, passes behind the stomach and finishes at the hilum of the spleen.