Head of pancreas

Head of pancreas
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
Latin	caput pancreatis
Gray's	subject #251 1200

The head of pancreas is a portion of the pancreas that is lodged within the curve of the duodenum, and is flattened anteriorly (from before). The other parts of the pancreas are the body and the tail.

Its upper border is overlapped by the superior part of the duodenum and its lower overlaps the horizontal part; its right and left borders overlap in front, and insinuate themselves behind, the descending and ascending parts of the duodenum respectively.

External links

• head+of+pancreas at eMedicine Dictionary
• SUNY Figs 37:05-13 - "The lesser peritoneal sac. "
• SUNY Figs 38:06-09 - "The gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts."
• SUNY Anatomy Image 7984
• Diagram at upstate.edu
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 36067.019-1

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.