Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Pancreas Flashcards
1
Q
What is the pancreas?
A
A gland
2
Q
Is the pancreas exocrine or endocrine?
A
Has an exocrine and an endocrine part
3
Q
What is secreted by the exocrine part?
A
Digestive pancreatic juice
4
Q
What is secreted by the endocrine part?
A
Hormones
5
Q
What are the 5 parts of the pancreas?
A
- Uncinate
- Head
- Neck
- Body
- Tail
6
Q
How is the pancreas related to the duodenum?
A
Joined to it by the sphincter of oddi
7
Q
How is the pancreas peritonised?
A
Retroperitoneal
8
Q
Which vein is formed posterior to the neck of the pancreas?
A
Hepatic portal vein
9
Q
Which part of the duodenum does the pancreatic duct open into?
A
2nd part
10
Q
What are the main histological features that allow you to identify the pancreas?
A
- Islet of langerhans (the lumps of poorly stained cells)
- Serous acini composed of well stained cells
- Lobules surrounded by connective tissue
11
Q
Which abdominal plane crosses the pancreas and what part does it pass through?
A
- Transpyloric
- Neck of the pancreas
