Body of pancreas
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| 1: Head of pancreas 2: Uncinate process of pancreas 3: Pancreatic notch 4: Body of pancreas 5: Anterior surface of pancreas 6: Inferior surface of pancreas 7: Superior margin of pancreas 8: Anterior margin of pancreas 9: Inferior margin of pancreas 10: Omental tuber 11: Tail of pancreas 12: Duodenum |
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| Latin | corpus pancreatis |
| Gray's | subject #251 1201 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_56/12260713 |
The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body. It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and inferior.
It is at the same level as the transpyloric plane.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Bålens ytanatomi (surface anatomy). Godfried Roomans, Mats Hjortberg and Anca Dragomir. Institution for Anatomy, Uppsala. 2008.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 39:09-0103 - "The Pancreas"
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