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Pancreas
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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10/11/2011

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Head
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What part of the pancreas is anterior to the IVC and RV
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Tail
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the SV
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Body
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the Ao
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Head
Definition
medial to the 2nd portion of the duodenum
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Neck
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the SMV
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Tail
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the L Kidney
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Body
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the SMA
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Neck
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the confluence of the SMV and SV
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Body
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the LRV
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Body
Definition
What part of the pancreas is anterior to the SV
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Head
Definition
What part of the pancreas is right of the SMA
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Tail
Definition
What part of the pancreas is posterior to the stomach
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Tail
Definition
What part of the pancreas is medial to the spleen
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Tail
Definition
What part of the pancreas is posterior to the SA
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Head
Definition
What part of the pancreas is medial and anterior to the CBD
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retroperitoneal
Definition
the pancreas us a ? organ
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3x2x2
Definition
dimention of the panc?
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no
Definition
is the pancreas capsulated
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anterior, posterior
Definition
the CBD is the ? lateral border whereas the GDA is the ? lateral border
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anterior
Definition
the uncinate process will displace the SMA and SMV ? to the panc
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body
Definition
what is the largest portion of the gland?
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wirsungs duct
Definition
extends from the tail of the panc and joins with the CBD at the ampulla of vater at the 2nd part of duodenum
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Santorinis Duct
Definition
courses diagonally through the head of the panc and enters the duodenum separetely
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less
Definition
in children the pancreas is ? to the liver echhogenicity
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same/more
Definition
in the adult the pancreas echogenicity is ? to the liver
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glucagon
Definition
alpha cells secrete ?
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insulin
Definition
beta cells secrete ?
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somatostatin
Definition
delta cells secrete?
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Islet cells of Langerhans
Definition
cells that include alpha, beta, and delta
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exocrine
Definition
(endocrine/exocrine) function of the pancreas that secretes amylase,, lipase and trypsin
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pancratitis
Definition
diffuse inflammatory process of the pancreas in which the pancreatic enzymes autodigest the pancreatic tissue
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alcohol, biliary tract disease, trauma
Definition
main reasons for pancreatitis
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mumps/mono
Definition
cause of pancreatitis in young population
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