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  2. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The celiac artery supplies the liver, stomach, spleen and the upper 1/3 of the duodenum (to the sphincter of Oddi) and the pancreas with oxygenated blood. Most of the blood is returned to the liver via the portal venous system for further processing and detoxification before returning to the systemic circulation via the hepatic veins .

  3. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    Esophagus, stomach, duodenum (1st and 2nd parts), liver, gallbladder, pancreas, superior portion of pancreas (Though the spleen is supplied by the celiac trunk, it is derived from dorsal mesentery and therefore not a foregut derivative) celiac trunk Midgut: lower duodenum, to the first two-thirds of the transverse colon

  4. Abdominal cavity - Wikipedia

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    The abdominal cavity is a large body cavity in humans [1] ... The abdominal cavity is labeled 3 in this image, ... such as the pancreas.

  5. Pancreas - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates.In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland.The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function.

  6. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The stomach bed refers to the structures upon which the stomach rests in mammals. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] These include the tail of the pancreas , splenic artery , left kidney , left suprarenal gland , transverse colon and its mesocolon , and the left crus of diaphragm , and the left colic flexure .

  7. Quadrants and regions of abdomen - Wikipedia

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    Stomach; Spleen; Left lobe of liver; Body of pancreas; Left kidney and adrenal gland; Splenic flexure of colon; Parts of transverse and descending colon; The right upper quadrant (RUQ) extends from the median plane to the right of the patient, and from the umbilical plane to the right ribcage. The equivalent term for animals is right anterior ...

  8. Small intestine - Wikipedia

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    It lies between the stomach and large intestine, and receives bile and pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct to aid in digestion. The small intestine is about 5.5 metres (18 feet) long and folds many times to fit in the abdomen. Although it is longer than the large intestine, it is called the small intestine because it is narrower in ...

  9. Duodenum - Wikipedia

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    The duodenum senses nutrient intake and composition, and signals to the liver, pancreas, adipose tissue and brain [19] through the direct and indirect [20] release of several key hormones and signaling molecules, including the incretin peptides Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), [20] as well ...