pancreas
glandular organ that plays a role in the digestive and endocrine systems of vertebrates
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Summary
pancreas is an organ type[1]. pancreas ranks in the top 8% of organ type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,785 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: lobular organ[4], particular anatomical entity[5], glandular organ[6]
- Commons category: Pancreas[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pancreas[8]
- Anatomical location: abdominal cavity[9]
- Commons gallery: Pancreas[10]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12393[15]
- Arterial supply: inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery[16]
- Lymphatic drainage: splenic lymph nodes[17], Celiac lymph nodes[18], Superior mesenteric lymph nodes[19]
- Venous drainage: pancreaticoduodenal veins[20]
- Innervated by: pancreatic plexus[21], celiac ganglia[22], vagus nerve[23]
- Development of anatomical structure: pancreas development[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
Why It Matters
pancreas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] pancreas is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]