The document discusses the pancreas and provides details about its location, morphology, blood supply, histology and more. Key points include: - The pancreas is located transversely across the posterior abdominal wall behind the stomach from the duodenum to the spleen. - Morphologically it has a head, neck, body and tail. - It functions as both an exocrine gland that secretes enzymes and an endocrine gland that produces hormones like insulin and glucagon. - The main pancreatic duct drains the gland and opens into the duodenum along with the common bile duct. - The pancreas has both exocrine and endocrine components and its histology and blood supply are