Pancreas

and
Pancreatitis
Pancreas
 Function
 Location
Parts
 Head
 Uncinate process
 Neck
 Body
 Tail
Pancreatic ducts

 Main pancreatic duct

 Accessory pancreatic duct
Arterial supply
 Branches of the gastroduodenal arteries: SPD arteries
 Branches of SMA: IPD arteries
 Branches of Splenic artery: Dorsal and great pancreatic arteries
Venous drainage
 Majority of blood drains to the splenic vein
 Also drain via SMV
 Part of portal system
Innervation
 Vagus nerve (CN X)
 Abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis
 Inflammation of pancreas
Acute pancreatitis
Causes of acute pancreatitis
Symptoms
Manifestation
Diagnosis
Chronic pancreatitis
Sources
• https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/the-pancreas
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pancreatitis/symptoms-cau
ses/syc-20360227#:~:text=Pancreatitis%20is%20inflammation%20in%20the,
body%20processes%20sugar%20(glucose).
• https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Pancreatitis.aspx
• https://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/article.htm
• https://teachmeanatomy.info/abdomen/viscera/pancreas/
• https://www.osmosis.org/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482468/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511926/