THE PANCREAS. 1075 
tion of the neck, it runs backwards and to the left across the front of the left kidney, 
beyond which its extremity or tail comes in contact with the spleen. When hardened in 
situ it presents three surfaces -— Superior, inferior, and posterior —all of which are 
of nearly equal width (namely, about 14 inch : 31 mm.). 
The upper surface (facies anterior) is widest towards the left end: it looks upwards 
Aorta 
‘Fossa for Spigelian lobe 
Right phrenic vessels — \ (Msophagus 
Vena cava \ \ { Joronary art ery 
Hepatic vein \ \ \ | ] f Diaphragm 
Hepatie artery \ 
‘Portal vein 
Pylorus — \ 
Bile duet 
Right suprarenal capsule 
/ 
ey) Left suprarenal @land 
/ Splenic artery 
/ / / Kidney 
So / ; Upper surface of pancreas 
epic surface of spleen 
\ 
< ender surface 
Dw of pancreas 
“Attachment of 
transverse 
mesoecolon 
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~_Duodeno- 
Head otf jejunal tlexure 
pancreas . Gastro-duodenal 
S cs artery and neck 
Superior of pancreas 
mesenteric — Gee ee 
usta Beh uperior mesen- 
: Se teric artery 
Ureter — 
U - tee at Npuodenum 
Inferior mesen- | \ 5a 
teric artery~ pS. 
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Spermatie vein — = 
pe 
Ureter_ aa 
Right common iliac _ 
vein 
Ureter 
Right common iliac Colon 
artery 
Left common iliac 
vein ~ 
Fic. 723.—THE VISCERA AND VESSELS ON THE POSTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL. 
The stomach, liver, and most of the intestines have been removed. The peritoneum has been preserved on the 
right kidney, and the fossa for the Spigelian lobe. In taking out the liver, the vena cava was left 
behind. The stomach-bed is well shown. (From a body hardened by chromic-acid injections. ) 
and forwards (Fig. 723), and forms a considerable portion of the stomach-bed. This 
surface is completely covered by peritoneum, derived from the posterior wall of the small 
sac, which latter separates the pancreas from the under surface of the stomach. Towards 
its right extremity it presents an elevation or prominence where the body joins the neck. 
This projects against the back of the small omentum when the stomach is distended, 
and is consequently known as the omental tuberosity (tuber omentale). 
