Flashcards in Pancreas Deck (21):
1
Is the pancreas covered in peritoneum
It's retroperitoneal except for the tail
2
What abdominal regions does the pancreas occupy
Epigastrium
Let hypochondrium
3
What are the parts of the pancreas
Ucinate process
Head
Neck
Body
Tail
4
What is the head of pancreas
Widest part of the pancreas embraced by the C-shaped curve of the duodenum
5
Location of head of pancreas
Right of superior mesenteric vessels
Inferior to transtubercular plane
6
Where do the superior mesenteric vessels cross the pancreas
Posterior surface of the neck
Anterior to the ucinate process
7
Where does the splenic vein join the SMV to form the hepatic portal vein
Posterior to the neck of the pancreas
8
Where does the stomach lie in relation to the pancreas
The anterior surface of the neck of pancreas is adjacent to the pylorus
Anterior to the body of pancreas
9
Which vertebra does the body of pancreas cross
L2
10
What is the body of pancreas in contact with
Aorta
SMA
Left adrenal gland
Left kidney
Renal vessels
11
What does the pancreatic tail pass between
Layers of the splenorenal ligament
12
What is the pancreatic tail in close contact to
Anterior to left kidney
Splenic hilum
Left colic flexure
13
Course of the pancreatic duct
Begins at the tail and runs to the head where it turns inferiorly and joins the common bile duct
14
What connects acini
Intercalated ducts
15
What do the intercalated ducts drain into
Intralobular collecting ducts which then drain into the main pancreatic duct
16
Arterial supply of the pancreas except the head
Coeliac trunk -> splenic -> pancreatic arteries
E.g. Greater pancreatic artery and dorsal pancreatic artery
17
Arterial supply of the head of pancreas
Coeliac trunk -> common hepatic -> gastroduodenal -> anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
Superior mesenteric -> inferior pancreaticoduodenal -> anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
18
Venous drainage of the pancreas except the head
Pancreatic veins empty into the splenic vein or SMV
19
Venous drainage of the head of pancreas
Superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal veins empty into the SMV
20
What do pancreatic lymphatic vessels empty into
Pancreaticosplenal nodes
Pyloric nodes
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