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ANTERIOR KIDNEY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Pancreas
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tail of pancreas
1, record 1, English, tail%20of%20pancreas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pancreatic tail 2, record 1, English, pancreatic%20tail
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tail of the pancreas lies anterior to the left kidney, where it is closely related to the splenic hilum and the left colic flexure. The tail is relatively mobile and passes between the layers of the splenorenal ligament with the splenic vessels... The tip of the tail is usually blunted and turned superiorly. 3, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tail of pancreas: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Pancréas
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- queue du pancréas
1, record 1, French, queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La queue du pancréas se trouve en avant du rein gauche où elle est en relation étroite avec le hile de la rate et l'angle colique gauche (angle splénique du côlon). Relativement mobile, la queue du pancréas s'engage avec les vaisseaux spléniques entre les feuillets du ligament spléno-rénal [...] Le bout de la queue est généralement émoussé et recourbé vers le haut. 2, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
queue du pancréas : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Páncreas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cola del páncreas
1, record 1, Spanish, cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción izquierda y más estrecha del páncreas, que se continúa en sentido medial con el cuerpo del páncreas y está situada entre las dos capas del ligamento esplenorrenal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cola del páncreas: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urinary Tract
- Fish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- head kidney
1, record 2, English, head%20kidney
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- anterior kidney 2, record 2, English, anterior%20kidney
correct
- pronephros 1, record 2, English, pronephros
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Various immune response cells are produced by tissues and organs of the lymphoid system. Fish lack bone marrow, unlike mammals, and the primary lymphoid tissues where lymphocytes are initially produced in fish include the thymus and the head kidney, often referred to as the anterior kidney or pronephros. 2, record 2, English, - head%20kidney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pronephros: The plural form is "pronephroi." 3, record 2, English, - head%20kidney
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pronephron
- pronephroi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil urinaire
- Poissons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rein antérieur
1, record 2, French, rein%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pronéphros 2, record 2, French, pron%C3%A9phros
correct, masculine noun, invariable
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La truite arc-en-ciel possède des organes lymphoïdes typiques, [dont le thymus et la rate]. Le rein antérieur, ou pronéphros, autre organe lymphoïde important, comprend les macrophages, des granulocytes et les lymphocytes B et T. 3, record 2, French, - rein%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Digestive Tract
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subhepatic compartment
1, record 3, English, subhepatic%20compartment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hepatorenal recess 2, record 3, English, hepatorenal%20recess%20
correct
- Morrison’s pouch 3, record 3, English, Morrison%26rsquo%3Bs%20pouch
correct
- subhepatic space 4, record 3, English, subhepatic%20space
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... fluid can shift and move within in the peritoneum and will tend to accumulate in the most dependent areas. In the supine position fluid will accumulate in the hepatorenal recess(Morrison's pouch) which is between the anterior surface of the right kidney and the posterior surface of the right lobe of the liver. 2, record 3, English, - subhepatic%20compartment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareil digestif
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loge sous-hépatique
1, record 3, French, loge%20sous%2Dh%C3%A9patique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- espace hépatorénal 2, record 3, French, espace%20h%C3%A9pator%C3%A9nal
correct, masculine noun
- espace de Morison 3, record 3, French, espace%20de%20Morison
correct, masculine noun
- espace de Morrison 4, record 3, French, espace%20de%20Morrison
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace compris entre le petit épiploon et la face inférieure du foie. 1, record 3, French, - loge%20sous%2Dh%C3%A9patique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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