pancreas
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Innervation
- innervated by sensory, parasympathetic, sympathetic fibers
- receives neuronal input from enteric neurons of the intestine[2]
Physiology
- glandular organ with exocrine & endocrine functions
- located in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach, its head resting on the duodenum, its tail abutting the spleen
Laboratory
More general terms
More specific terms
- bionic pancreas
- uncinate process of pancreas (lesser, small, uncinate, unciform, Willis or Winslow pancreas, pancreas minus)
Additional terms
Component of
Components
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Pancreas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kirchgessner AL, Gershon MD. Innervation of the pancreas by neurons in the gut. J Neurosci. 1990;10(5):1626-42 PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2159059 PMCID: PMC6570061 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6570061/