Tail of pancreas 4403808 222319498 2008-06-28T18:22:31Z 71.208.99.248 {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = Tail of pancreas | Latin = cauda pancreatis | GraySubject = 251 | GrayPage = 1201 | Image = illu_pancreas_duodenum.jpg | Caption = 1: [[Head of pancreas]]<BR>2: [[Uncinate process of pancreas]]<BR>3: [[Pancreatic notch]]<BR>4: [[Body of pancreas]]<BR>5: [[Anterior surface of pancreas]]<BR>6: [[Inferior surface of pancreas]]<BR>7: [[Superior margin of pancreas]]<BR>8: [[Anterior margin of pancreas]]<BR>9: [[Inferior margin of pancreas]]<BR>10: [[Omental tuber]]<BR>11: Tail of pancreas<BR>12: [[Duodenum]] | Image2 = Gray1098.png | Caption2 = The duodenum and pancreas. | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = c_15 | DorlandsSuf = 12219840 | }} The '''tail of the [[pancreas]]''', located anatomically left near the [[hilum]] of the [[spleen]], is not simply an anatomical distinction. The tail is the only part of the pancreas which contains [[PP cell|Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells]], which are responsible for secreting [[pancreatic polypeptide]] to coordinate [[exocrine]] and [[islet]] [[enzyme]] release. PP cells are found in the tail's periphery. [[Beta cells ]]([[insulin]] secretory) and [[delta cells]] ([[somatostatin]] secretory) are found in the central part of the tail as with the rest of the pancreas. The cells described above are located exclusively in the islet cells; their secretions reach [[exocrine]] portions of the pancreas via the [[capillary]] network surrounding the islet cell populations. The tail is the only portion of the pancreas that is not considered retroperitoneal. ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|tail+of+pancreas}} * {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|37|05|09}} - "The [[lesser peritoneal sac]]." * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|39|09|01|04}} - "The Pancreas" * {{SUNYAnatomyImage|8|5|60}} * {{ViennaCrossSection|pembody/body8a}} * {{LoyolaMedEd|Grossanatomy/dissector/labs/abdomen/postwall/pw1_1a.htm}} {{Digestive glands}} {{digestive-stub}} [[pam:Iki ning kundilat]]