endocrine - pancreas Flashcards
pancreas shape and location
Flattened organ posterior and inferior to stomach
how is the pancreas also exocrine
an involved in digestion
where are endocrine cells found in the pancreas
in pancreatic islets/islets of Langerhans
what are the pancreatic cell types and describe them
alpha cells—> glucagon > blood glucose
beta cells—> insulin < blood glucose
what are pancreatic cells controlled by
blood glucose levels
wat does low blood glucose do
stimulates glucagon release
what does glucagon do
Glucagon stimulates liver glucose release increased blood glucose
what do high glucose levels stimulate
stimulate insulin release
Insulin increases glucose transport into skeletal muscle and adipose cells —> decreased blood glucose
what does insulin do
promotes amino acid uptake, protein synthesis & lipid storage
what other system also modulates hormone release, other than glucose levels
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