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Q: Is the pancreas posterior to the stomach?
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Feathered shaped organ posterior to the stomach?

Pancreas


What is the accessory organ of digestion shaped like an elongated triangle located posterior to the stomach?

pancreas


Is the stomach lateral to the pancreas?

More or less, but more accurately posterior of the stomach.The pancreas is oriented in the same general direction and located just behind the stomach, and both are below the liver.


What is the structure of the pancreas?

The pancreas consists of two major types of secretory tissues. It is an elongated, somewhat flattened organ posterior to the stomach and behind the parietal peritoneum.


What is stomach bed?

stomach bedStructures related to the posterior surface of the stomach,in supine position, are termed as the stomach bed (i.e. the organs upon which the stomach lies). Also the structures forming the posterior wall of Omental bursa. Structures forming bed of stomach; Pancreas, spleen, left kidney, left suprarenal gland, transverse mesocolon, splenic artery and transverse mesocolon.


Do females have a pancreas?

Yes, both men and women have a pancreas, in fact, all mammals do. The pancreas is needed to produce insulin and secrete digestive enzymes.


Which gland is located behind the stomach?

Pancreas (actually located behind the stomach)


What gland is located under the stomach?

the pancreas gland is located under the stomach.


Is the pancreas ontop or underneath the stomach?

Pancreas is located in the abdominal cavity just below the stomach.


If I have veins on right side of lower stomach what organ is under there?

The pancreas is right under the stomach. The pancreas is right under the stomach.


What is the most posterior organ of the digestive system in the human body?

The pancreas


Where is the pancreas in a dog?

in its stomach