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