Pancreas and spleen Flashcards

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Pancreas

A

Derived from foregut

Ventral bud: head and main duct, uncinate process alone
Dorsal bud: everything else

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Annular pancreas

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Ventral bud abnormally encircles 2nd part of duodenum, leads to duodenal narrowing

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3
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Pancreas divisum

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Ventral and dorsal part fail to fuse at 8th week

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4
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Spleen

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Arise in mesentery of stomach (hence is mesodermal)

but is supplied by foregut (celiac artery)

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