Endocrine pancreas Flashcards

1
Q

What are the endocrine parts of the pancreas

A

Islets of Langerhans

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2
Q

How are islets distributed in the pancreas

A

Evenly

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3
Q

What cells produce insulin and amylin

A

Beta cells

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4
Q

Which cells produce glucagon

A

Alpha cells

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5
Q

What cells produce somatostatin

A

Delta cells

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6
Q

What cells contain pancreatic polypeptide

A

PP cells

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7
Q

What cells secrete epsilon

A

Ghrelin

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8
Q

What other things do cells in the pancreas produce

A
VIP
Motilin
Serotonin
Substance P
Ghrelin
Pancreatic polypeptide 
Somatostatin
Glucagon
Amylin
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9
Q

In embryology, what does the pancreas develop from

A

Ventral pancreatic bud

Dorsal pancreatic bud

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10
Q

What can embryonic. ductal epithelium differentiate into

A

Endocrine or exocrine parts

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11
Q

What is near the head of the pancreas

A

IVC

R. renal artery and vein

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12
Q

What is near the neck of the pancreas

A

Pylorus of stomach
SMA
SMV

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13
Q

What is near the body of the pancreas

A

Mental bursa
Aorta
SMA
Left adrenal gland

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14
Q

Arterial blood supply to pancreas

A

Splenic and superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries

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15
Q

Venous drainage of pancreas

A

Veins tributaries of splenic and superior mesenteric portal

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16
Q

Innervation of pancreas

A

Sympathetic- abdominopelvic splanchnic

Parasympathetic - vagal

17
Q

Where do the majority of the lymphs drain into from the pancreas

A

Coeliac nodes