Posted: May 22nd, 2023

Anatomy of the Fully Developed Pancreas

The pancreas is an intra-abdominal retroperitoneal organ in location. It occurs in the transverse axis along the transpyloric line. The massive larger section occurs in the left hypochondriac region. Due to its retroperitoneal location, this organ lies along the posterior abdominal wall taking a long irregular prismatic shape approximately 12.5cm to 15 cm long. Its weight can vary from 60gm to 100 gm.

The pancreas is made up of the head, uncinate process, and neck. Furthermore, it has a body and a tail.