Veterinary Splanchnology and Applied Anotomy

PANCREAS (HORSE)

• The gland is triangular in outline with the apex cranial
• It weighs about 350 gm
• The dorsal surface is related to the liver, right kidney, caudal vena cava and portal vein
• The ventral face is related to the caecum, great colon and small colon. The right border is related to the second part of duodenum
• The left border is related to the first part of duodenum and left end of stomach. The caudal border is notched for the caudal vena cava
• The cranial or duodenal angle is attached to the concavity of the second curve of duodenum and the ducts leave the gland at this level
• The left or splenic angle fits into the space between the saccus caecus of stomach in front, left kidney behind, spleen dorsally and great colon ventrally
• The right angle is rounded and lies at the ventral face of the right kidney
• There are 2 ducts -major and minor. The major duct opens along with the bile duct in the diverticulum duodeni about 15 cm from the pylorus
• The minor duct opens into the duodenum on a papilla opposite to the opening of the chief duct