Uncinate process of pancreas
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In the head of the pancreas
, the angle of junction of the lower and left lateral borders forms a prolongation, termed the uncinate process.
During the embryonic development of the distal foregut
, the duodenum c-shape is formed while rotating the ventral pancreatic bud into the dorsal bud. The dorsal and ventral pancreatic bud
s fuse. The dorsal pancreatic bud becomes the body, tail, and isthmus of the pancreas and the ventral pancreatic bud forms the pancreatic head and uncinate process.
Note the uncinate process, unlike the remainder of the organ, passes posteriorly to the superior mesenteric vessels.
Pancreas
The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as a digestive organ, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist...
, the angle of junction of the lower and left lateral borders forms a prolongation, termed the uncinate process.
During the embryonic development of the distal foregut
Foregut
The foregut is the anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the duodenum at the entrance of the bile duct. At this point it is continuous with the midgut...
, the duodenum c-shape is formed while rotating the ventral pancreatic bud into the dorsal bud. The dorsal and ventral pancreatic bud
Pancreatic bud
The ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds are outgrowths of the duodenum during human embryogenesis. They join together to form the adult pancreas....
s fuse. The dorsal pancreatic bud becomes the body, tail, and isthmus of the pancreas and the ventral pancreatic bud forms the pancreatic head and uncinate process.
Note the uncinate process, unlike the remainder of the organ, passes posteriorly to the superior mesenteric vessels.