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Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 08:53, 22 July 2008
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*Recieves blood supply from the coeliac indirectly as branches from the splenic, hepatic and superior mesenteric arteries.
*Recieves blood supply from the coeliac indirectly as branches from the splenic, hepatic and superior mesenteric arteries.
**The right lobe recieves blood from the cranial pancreatoduodenal artery; a branch of the hepatic artery.
**The left lobe recieves blood from the splenic artery and caudal pancreatoduodenal artery; a branch of the cranial mesenteric artery.
*Vessels aborize within the connective tissure septa.
*Vessels aborize within the connective tissure septa.
**Give off rich capillary networks that surround each acini
**Give off rich capillary networks that surround each acini and invade each islet.
**The endothelium in the exocrine pancreas is continuous, whereas the endothelium of capillaries surrounding the islets in the endocrine pancreas are fenestrated.
**The endothelium in the exocrine pancreas is continuous, whereas the endothelium of capillaries surrounding the islets in the endocrine pancreas are fenestrated.
*Drained by veins that open into the portal vein.
*Drained by veins that open into the portal vein.
*The islets recieve ample blood supply which enables an appropriate response to blood glucose level.
==Innervation==
==Innervation==