Review: Anatomy of the Pancreas & Duodenum

Here is what we have learned from Anatomy of the Pancreas & Duodenum:

• The three main sections of the pancreas are head, body, and tail.
• The pancreas is in direct contact with the stomach, duodenum, spleen, and major vessels of the abdomen.
• The liver is divided into two lobes, right (larger) and left.
• The gallbladder lies under the liver and frequently (70 %) invades the liver by direct extension.
• The Ampulla of Vater is a dilated duct less than 1.5 cm in length below the pancreas which empties into duodenum.
• The intrahepatic bile ducts are in portal area between hepatic lobes, draining hepatic lobules.
• The extrahepatic bile ducts consist of common hepatic duct, cystic duct, and common bile duct.