Lecture 14 pt. 2- Pancreas

Question 1

What surrounds the pancreas?

Answer 1

the duodenum and the jujenum

Question 2

What are the two main ducts of the pancreas?

Answer 2

• main pancreatic duct

- common bile duct

Question 3

What are the main parts of the pancreas?

Answer 3

• capsule
• lobules
• interlobular duct
• septa
• vein
• artery

Question 4

How can you tell the difference between a vein, artery, and duct?

Answer 4

Lining of duct is simple columnar/cuboidal

Question 5

What do acinar cells secrete?

Answer 5

digestive enzymes

Question 6

Are the pacreatic acini the endocrine or exocrine part of the pancreas?

Answer 6

exocrine

Question 7

What is the endocrine part of the pancreas?

Answer 7

Islets of Langerhans

Question 8

What does the pancreatic acinar glands secrete?

Answer 8

bicarbonate cells that neutralize acid in chyme that duodenum receives from stomach

Question 9

Why does the pancreas secrete inactive proteases?

Answer 9

• it would eat itself

- prevent digestion of cellular proteins

Question 10

What other digestive enzymes are secreted by the pancreas?

Answer 10

• lipase for lipids

- amylase that breaks down carbohydrates