The =pancreas= is =V=-shaped, consisting of two long narrow branches,
which meet at an acute angle above the pylorus. The =right branch=
extends backward above the first part of the duodenum, below the caudate
lobe of the liver and the right kidney, and ends usually a short
distance behind the latter. The =left branch= passes inward and backward
on the visceral surface of the stomach, and ends under the left kidney.
There are two =ducts=: the larger one unites with the bile duct, while
the smaller one enters the duodenum an inch or two (ca. 3 to 5 cm.)
further back.