This is one of our most difficult models. It is a model of the pancreas showing the blood vessels around the celiac
trunk and superior mesenteric artery. Students have a lot of trouble with it. So compare this model to the
abdominal cavity vessels. Essentially you are seeing where those vessels go. Also look at the other
pancreas model.
Word Bank
Artery Structures
Celiac Trunk
Gastroduodenal artery
Hepatic Artery
Hepatic Portal System
Renal Artery
Renal Vein
Splenic Artery
Splenic Vein
Superior Mesenteric Artery
Notes: On the anterior view, it might be showing the mesenteric vein which drains into the portal system.
