Uberon definition : The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body.
It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and
inferior. It is at the same level as the transpyloric plane. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : pancreas body; pancreatic body;
Uberon related term : pancreas corpus;
Uberon Homology note : Hagfish and lampreys may have one or more endocrine buds - and later the vertebrate
pancreas develop as independent ventral and dorsal buds that eventually fuse to become
one organ.[well established][VHOG];
The body of the pancreas is a subsection of the pancreas organ in the human body.
It is somewhat prismatic in shape, and has three surfaces: anterior, posterior, and
inferior. It is at the same level as the transpyloric plane. [WP,unvetted].