Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Exploration of liver, gall bladder, pancreas, duodenum and spleen

Uncinate process of pancreas elevated; pancreatic arteries

Image #145-7

KEYWORDS: Gallbladder, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen, Vasculature, Overview.

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Exploration of liver, gall bladder, pancreas, duodenum and spleen

Uncinate process of pancreas elevated; pancreatic arteries

The inferior mesenteric vein and artery (4,17) and the uncinate process of the pancreas (21) have been lifted to display a part of the vascular supply to the head of the pancreas. Several arterial arches are visible which provide anastomoses between the gastroduodenal artery and branches of the superior mesenteric artery.

1 .	Superior part of duodenum (cut across)
2 .	Gastroduodenal artery
3 .	Duodenal and pyloric branches of gastroduodenal artery
4 .	Right gastroepiploic artery
5 .	Pancreaticoduodenal branches of gastroduodenal artery
6 .	Head of pancreas
7 .	Descending part of duodenum
8 .	Common bile duct
9 .	Hepatic plexus
10 .	Portal vein
11 .	Proper hepatic artery
12 .	Anastomotic branch between gastroduodenal and superior mesenteric arteries
13 .	Body of pancreas
14 .	Superior mesenteric vein (elevated and cut off)
15 .	Inferior pancreatic artery (a branch of middle colic artery in this specimen)
16 .	Middle colic artery (cut off)
17 .	Superior mesenteric artery (cut off and elevated)
18 .	Superior mesenteric plexus
19 .	Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
20 .	Superior mesenteric lymph node
21 .	Uncinate process of pancreas (elevated)
22 .	Ascending part of duodenum
23 .	Straight artery