Where is the pancreas located in the body?
Where is the pancreas located in the body? Ver esta página en español. The pancreas is a gland, about six inches long, located in the abdomen. It is shaped like a flat pear and is surrounded by the stomach, small intestine, liver, spleen and gallbladder. The wide end of the pancreas on the right side of the body is called the head. Is there an anatomic landmark for the tail of the pancreas? SMA, superior mesenteric artery. PL, plexus. There is no anatomic landmark for the division between the body and tail of the pancreas although the left border of...