Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. It may occur suddenly, in a severe form as in acute pancreatitis, or may continue as a slow, long drawn illness as in chronic pancreatitis. Anatomy - ...

The pancreas is a bifunctional glandular organ located within the abdominal cavity, which carries out essential functions for the digestion of food and the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. These ...

This article, the sixth in an eight-part series, examines the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine glands and tissues associated with the gastrointestinal tract. The endocrine system comprises ...

THE history of the development of medicine has been told many times, but rarely can we gather from these accounts a clear history of the two subjects, anatomy and physiology, on which the whole ...

This article, the sixth in an eight-part series, examines the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine glands and tissues associated with the gastrointestinal tract. Abstract The endocrine system ...