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RELATIONAL ANATOMY
ENZYMES and HORMONES
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
DUCTS
100
This artery supplies the body and tail of the pancreas.
What is the splenic artery
100
This organ lies anterior to the pancreas
What is the stomach
100
Digests carbohydrates and converts to simple sugar
What is amylase
100
Head of the pancreas surrounds the second portion of the duodenum
What is the annular pancreas
100
aids in the tranport of pancreatic fluid
What is pancreatic ducts
200
Venous drainage is through these tributaries.
What is the splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein
200
This part of anatomy lies posterior to the caudate lobe of the liver and to the portal vein
What is the head of the pancreas
200
This controls blood sugar by elevating it
What is glucagon
200
most common pancreatic anomaly
What is ectopic pancreatic tissue
200
Primary duct extending the entire length of the gland. Begins in the tail and extend into the head.
What is Duct of Wirsung
300
These major vascular landmarks lie posterior to the pancreas
What is the IVC and the aorta
300
This part of anatomy is directly anterior to the portal confluence or the SMV
What is the neck of the pancreas
300
Digests proteins and breaks it down to less complex amino acid.
What is trypsine
300
Hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands seen frequently in children and young adults
What is fibrocystic disease
300
The duct that drains the upper anterior head
What is Duct of Santorini
400
This vessel crosses anterior to the uncinate process of the pancreas
What is the superior mesenteric vein
400
The largest part of the gland
What is the body of the pancreas
400
Controls blood sugar by decreasing it.
What is insulin
400
Rare, epithelium-lined true cysts that result from the anomalous development of the pancreatic ducts
What is congenital cysts
400
This duct is posterior to the pancreas
What is the common bile duct
500
This vessel is formed posterior to the neck
What is the portal vein
500
This part of anatomy lies anterior to the left kidney
What is the tail of the pancreas
500
Inhibits the production of insulin and glucagon.
What is somatostatin
500
May be associated with complete or partial atresia of the duodenum
What is annular pancreas
500
The common bile duct joins this duct close to the Ampulla of Vater
What is pancreatic duct