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Here are two different answers on how you can tell the difference between the spleen and the pancreas:
Serious answer: The spleen is an organ, while the pancreas is a gland.
Sardonic answer: Fortunately, that's what doctors are for!
Refer to the links, below, for further information. You can tell by two factors, location and appearance. The pancreas is lies transversly across the posterior abdominal wall and almost along the bottom of the greater curvature of the stomach getting thinner as you move laterally. The tail end of the pancreas is associated withthe hilum of the spleen. The speeln is located up beside the fundus of the stomach and appear quite similar to a kidney, the easy way to tell the difference is that the spleen does not have an adrenal gland above it.
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∙ 11y agoa pancrea and a spleen are both organs inside your body.
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What is the difference between the abdomen and the stomach?
The difference between the abdomen and the stomach is: The abdomen contains all of the parts between the chest and pelvic region. The stomach is an organ of digestion. It has a saclike shape and is located between the esophagus and the intestines. Almost every animal has a stomach. abdomen -> contains the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, appendix, gallbladder and bladder.
What the Difference between lymph node and spleen?
Lymph Node is the node of the blood plasma which is a colourless fluid whereas Spleen is the connective fibre present in the blood clot.
What is the body location of the pancreas?
The pancreas is located just below and behind the stomach.
Two organs of the abdominal cavity?
Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, most of large intestine, urinary bladder.
Identify the major visceral organs of a man?
Heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, spleen, and kidneys.
What body cavity contains the stomach small and large intestines spleen liver gallbladder and pancreas?
The abdominal cavity contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Is the head or tail of the pancreas closest to the spleen?
the tail
What are the vital organs?
Brain, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, spleen,
What is the difference between the liver kidney and spleen related to blood filtration?
The liver is what you need to live - you need the kidney to have kids and the spleen is for venting
What are the major visceral organs of a woman?
Heart stomach spleen pancreas kindeys
What 2 organs are associated with the lymphatic system?
Pancreas, spleen and thymus glands
What is the difference between the abdomen and the stomach?
The difference between the abdomen and the stomach is: The abdomen contains all of the parts between the chest and pelvic region. The stomach is an organ of digestion. It has a saclike shape and is located between the esophagus and the intestines. Almost every animal has a stomach. abdomen -> contains the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, appendix, gallbladder and bladder.
What does the pancreas do in a fetal pig?
The pancreas is part of the digestive system in the fetal pig. The pancreas works with the gallbladder and the spleen to digest enzymes.
What does it mean when it is in your medical charts that The spleen pancreas and adrenal glands are unremarkable.?
There is nothing unusual about their condition
What the Difference between lymph node and spleen?
Lymph Node is the node of the blood plasma which is a colourless fluid whereas Spleen is the connective fibre present in the blood clot.
Is the Pancreas a part of the Digetive System?
The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are all considered accessory organs to the digestive system. The spleen not so much.
What do rabbits pancreas do?
In a few other species such as rabbits, there is no discrete pancreas, with pancreatic tissue being distributed within other nearby organs, such as the liver or spleen
