Lecture 21 Flashcards
the pancreas is a _____ structure about _______cm in length
Located in the _____________
Has both _____________ function
Consists of a _____________
99% of its cells are arranged in clusters called ______
Flat
12.5-15
C-shaped curvature of the duodenum
exocrine and endocrine
head, neck, body and tail
acini
Acini produce digestive enzymes that flow into the digestive tract through pancreatic ducts
Scattered among acini are 1-2 million tiny clusters of endocrine tissue called ____________
Abundant capillaries serve both the exocrine and endocrine tissue
pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans
many different cells in islets of the langerhans
alpha cells or A cells are about ____% and release _____
17%
glucagon
Beta cells or B cells consist of ___% of the population and are responsible for _____ and _____
regulates glucose release by _____________
70%
insulin and amylin
amylin is co-secreted with insulin
regulates glucose release by delaying gastric emptying
Delta or D cells are ______% population
responsible for ___________ (identical to a growth hormone inhibiting hormone secreted by hypothalamus)
inhibits ____________
7%
somatostatin
insulin and glucagon
E cells are ____% of the population and responsible for ______
Stimulates __________
Stimulates ________
Inhibits _____________
5%
ghrelin
growth hormone release
appetite
insulin secretion
F (________-) cells
____%
Inhibits __________
stimulates ______________
Pancreatic P polypeptide
1%
intestinal motility
gastric and intestinal enzyme secretion
what does glucagon do?
INCREASE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
what does insulin do?
lower blood glucose level
insulin is a Small protein composed of____ chains held together by ______ bonds
Produced by ______cells of the pancreatic islets
two
disulfide
beta cells
insulin process
Step 1
- Synthesized as ________ in the _______ of the ______
Step 2
- cleaved into ______
Step 3
- is then transported to the ______ and packaged into ________
then cleaved into __________
Secretory granules of insulin then accumulate in the ______
preproinsulin
ribosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
proinsulin
golgi
secretory granules
insulin and C peptide
cytoplasm
insulin makes glucose move into all cells at a more _____ rate (especially muscle and adipose tissue).
Insulin also causes all cells to use ______ for cellular processes (metabolism, growth, short-term energy, storage)
rapid
glucose
_________ are present in all tissues throughout the body, and have a VERY high affinity for glucose (easily makes it’s way into body tissues).
Insulin upregulates their uptake to replace glucose that has been used up in these cells (indirect effect).
Glut1 & Glut3
_____ is present on the liver and the Pancreas, has a_____affinity for glucose movement into the cell.
Pancreatic Glut receptors are the________receptors (very important!!)
Liver Glut receptors remove excess glucose from the blood, convert to______ (with insulin = inactivation of liver _______, increased _______)
Glut2
lower
insulin feedback
glycogen
phosphorylase
glucokinase
______ is present in Muscle and adipose cells, has a relatively high affinity (though not as high as Glut1 & 3
Glut4
Glut4: One of 14 members of the GLUT family of ______ transporters
- High-affinity glucose transporter
- expressed in muscle cells and adipocytes
- Insulin stimulates the accumulation of GLUT4‑containing vesicles at the periphery of the cell within ______ of exposure to the hormone
- But, without insulin, only ~____% of the total transporter pool is found on the cell surface
Early step in the development of _______ results from failure of GLUT4 to translocate to the plasma membrane (_______)
facilitative transmembrane hexose
5 minutes
5%
insulin resistance
(type 2 diabetes mellitus)
Insulin Regulation
Glucose key regulator of insulin secretion, occurs ____ min
Glucose levels > _____ mg/dL stimulates insulin synthesis (typically after meals)
Glucose is transported into the _____ cell by glucose transporters (_____)
_______ phosphorylates the glucose resulting in ________ - producing ATP
ATP closes _____ channels
3-5
108
beta cell
GLUT2
Glucokinase
glucose-6-phosphate
K+