Art of the Pancreas

Ashley Davidoff

Copyright 2011

Pancreas in a Day  – Pancreas in a Year

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Hermit of the Abdomen in the Dark Ages

Pancreas in the Sky

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Grapes of the lung – alveoli

This artistic rendition of the workhorses of the lung – the alveoli – the appearance of the alveoli around the terminal airways has been likned to bunch of grapes.

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Gland and its Ductule

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Endoderm of the Foregut

In the 4th week of gestation, the primitive endoderm gives rise to a foregut diverticulum called the hepatic diveticulum at the junction of the of the foregut and midgut. The hepatic diverticulum is the precursor for the liver bile ducts and gallbladder. hepatic diverticulum pars hepatica and pars cystica.

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Embryology of the Liver Bile Ducts, Gallbladder and Pancreas

In the 4th week of gestation, the primitive endoderm gives rise to a foregut diverticulum called the hepatic diveticulum at the junction of the of the foregut and midgut. The hepatic diverticulum is the precursor for the liver bile ducts and gallbladder. hepatic diverticulum pars hepatica and pars cystica.

liver bile ducts pars cystica gallbladder and cystic duct. endodermal bud solid cord growth and resorbtion gallbladder embryology normal Davidoff art copyright 2008

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Foregut

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Pancreas – Coming Out Party

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Pituitary Control

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Acini of the Pancreas

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Pancreas with his Buddies the Splenic Vein and the Left Renal Vein

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