uncinate process of pancreas


un·ci·nate pro·cess of pan·cre·as

[TA] a portion of the head of the pancreas that hooks around posterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, sometimes into the nutcracker (q.v.) formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. Synonym(s): processus uncinatus pancreatis [TA], lesser pancreas, pancreas minus, small pancreas, uncinate pancreas, unciform pancreas, Willis pancreas, Winslow pancreas

Willis,

Thomas, English physician, 1621-1675. accessorius willisii - nerve that arises by two sets of roots: cranial, emerging from the side of the medulla, and spinal, emerging from the ventrolateral part of the first five cervical segments of the spinal cord. Synonym(s): accessory nervechordae willisii - Synonym(s): Willis cordscircle of Willis - an anastomotic circle of arteries at the base of the brain. Synonym(s): arterial circle of cerebrumWillis centrum nervosum - the largest and highest group of prevertebral sympathetic ganglia, located on the superior part of the abdominal aorta. Synonym(s): celiac gangliaWillis cords - several fibrous cords crossing the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym(s): chordae willisiiWillis pancreas - a portion of the head of the pancreas formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. Synonym(s): uncinate process of pancreasWillis paracusis - the apparent increase in auditory acuity of a deaf person to conversation in noisy surroundings due to a companion's unconscious voice raising. Synonym(s): false paracusisWillis pouch - obsolete term for lesser omentum.

Winslow,

Jacob Benignus, Danish anatomist, physicist, and surgeon in Paris, 1669-1760. stellulae winslowii - capillary whorls in the lamina choroidocapillaris from which arise the venae vorticosae. Synonym(s): Winslow starsWinslow foramen - the passage below and behind the portal hepatis connecting the two sacs of the peritoneum. Synonym(s): epiploic foramenWinslow ligament - the cordlike ligament that passes from the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the head of the fibula. Synonym(s): fibular collateral ligamentWinslow pancreas - a portion of the head of the pancreas formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. Synonym(s): uncinate process of pancreasWinslow stars - Synonym(s): stellulae winslowii