Anatomy- The Pancreas
Compiled By Muchiri Simon
Edition: 2024/25
, Medical & Nursing | Anatomy I of IV pages
1. What is the Surface Anatomy of the Pancreas?
Lies in the TRANSPYLORIC PLANE
2. What spinal level is the TRANSPYLORIC PLANE?
L1
3. TRANSPYLORIC PLANE
4. What are the ANTERIOR Relations of the Pancreas?
Lesser Sac Stomach
5. Where are PSEUDOCYSTS typically found?
Lesser sac
6. What is a CYSTGASTROSTOMY?
Drainage of Pseudocyst from the lesser sac into the stomach
7. What are the POSTERIOR relations of the Pancreas?
Left Kidney IVC Superior Mesenteric Vessels Portal Vein AortaCBD
8. Where is the HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN FORMED?
POSTERIOR to the NECK OF THE PANCREAS
9. What Vessels form the HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN?
Superior Mesenteric Vein Splenic Vein
10. What is the ARTERIAL Blood supply of the Pancreas?
SPLENIC ARTERY PANCREATICODUODENAL ARTERY
11. Where does the SPLENIC ARTERY COME FROM?
COELIAC PLEXUS ABDOMINAL AORTA
12. Where does the PANCREATICODUODENAL ARTERY COME FROM?
GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY
13. Where does the GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY come from?
COMMON HEPATIC ARTERY
Anatomy 2024/25 Edition