The duodenojejunal flexure is suppoed by a fibromuscular band called the suspensory ligament of the duodenum (ligament of Treitz), which is attached to the right crus of the diaphragm. C. - The pancreas is an endocrine and exocrine gland; is retroperitoneal in position and receives blood from the splenic, gastroduodenal, and superior mesenteric aeries. E - The spleen lies in the left hypochondriac region, is hematopoietic in early life, and later functions in worn-out red blood cell destruction. It filters blood, stores red blood cells, and produces lymphocytes and antibodies. D - The splenic aery is a branch of the celiac trunk, follows a touous course along the superior border of the pancreas, and divides into several branches that run through the lienorenal ligament. A -. The common hepatic aery is divided into the proper hepatic and gastroduodenal aeries.