Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/779
Scientific nameAnser anser
CollectionHunterian
CategoryWet preparations
DescriptionThe pancreas of a goose with a portion of the duodenum.
The specimen is dissected to show the two elongated tubes of the pancreas.
Bristles have been placed into the two ducts which communicate with the duodenum, with further bristles placed in the orifices of the hepatic and cystic ducts, which also open into the duodenum.
Production date Estimated 1760 - Estimated 1793
Preparator
Owner/user
presented
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 4: The Long Gallery
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet preparation of tissue mounted in a circular glass jar with glass lid.
Materialglass (material)
Anser ferus
Dimensions
whole height: 227 mm
whole diameter: 77 mm
whole weight: 1298 g
whole diameter: 77 mm
whole weight: 1298 g
Bibliography
SourceDobson 1970-71
Transcript779: The pancreas and a portion of the duodenum, injected, of a Goose (Anser ferus). The pancreas consists of two elongated lobes, united by a narrow strip near their lower extremities; a long duct passes from each lobe to the upper part of the second bend of the duodenum, where the two ducts terminate separately, but close together. Bristles are placed in their orifices, and into the hepatic and cystic ducts, which open separately into the duodenum, close to the preceding.
