intro to pancreas and gallbladder W4

Question 1

gallbladder features

Answer 1

below liver
mucosa form rugae
functions - store bile (for fat absorption), when triggered by CCK it empties

Question 2

what is CCK

Answer 2

peptide hormone of the gut

Question 3

where does the gallbladder empty into

Answer 3

cystic duct

Question 4

what is the common bile duct formed by

Answer 4

joining of cystic duct and common hepatic duct

Question 5

what is the common hepatic duct formed by

Answer 5

joining of left and right hepatic ducts

Question 6

path of the common bile duct?

Answer 6

runs through the pancreas, joins the pancreatic duct, empties in Ampulla of Vater

Question 7

features of the pancreas

Answer 7

head - curve of duodenum
tail - touches spleen
body - in-between

retroperitoneal
endocrine and exocrine function

Question 8

features of the exocrine pancreas?

Answer 8

majority of pancreatic tissue
acinar arrangement like liver
complex ductal collecting system ending in pancreatic duct
secretes pancreatic juice eg digestive enzymes, sodium bicarbonate

Question 9

features of the endocrine pancreas?

Answer 9

islands of endocrine cells ‘islet of langerhans’
beta and alpha cells
secrete hormones systemically into capillaries - eg insulin and glucagon

Question 10

insulin and glucagon are secreted from which pancreatic cells?

Answer 10

beta cells - insulin
alpha cells - glucagon