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CAUDA PANCREATIS [1 record]
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
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