Pancreas
The pancreas is a glandular organ in the digeestive seestem an endocrine seestem o vertebrates. In humans, it is locatit in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach. It is an endocrine gland producin several important hormones, includin insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, an pancreatic polypeptide which circulate in the bluid.
| Pancreas | |
|---|---|
 Anatomy o the pancreas | |
 1: Heid o pancreas 2: Uncinate process o pancreas 3: Pancreatic notch 4: Body o pancreas 5: Anterior surface o pancreas 6: Inferior surface o pancreas 7: Superior margin o pancreas 8: Anterior margin o pancreas 9: Inferior margin o pancreas 10: Omental tuber 11: Tail o pancreas 12: Duodenum | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | pancreatic buds |
| Artery | inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery, posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery, splenic artery |
| Vein | pancreaticoduodenal veins, pancreatic veins |
| Nerve | pancreatic plexus, celiac ganglia, vagus[1] |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | Pancreass (Greek: Pankreas) |
| MeSH | A03.734 |
| TA | A05.9.01.001 |
| FMA | 7198 |
| Anatomical terminology | |