Lecture 21: The Exocrine Pancreas Flashcards
What are two types of pancreatic glandular tissue
- Endocrine (ex: islets)
- Exocrine (digestive enzymes)
Pancreatic juice is rich in ___ enzymes and ___
Digestive, bicarbonate
Pancreatic fluids drain into __
Small intestine
Obstruction or inflammation of the pancreatic duct causes ___
Pancreatitis
What is the function of the pancreatic juice
Neutralize acid from stomach
Describe the pH changes from stomach to duodenum
Stomach: 1.5-2
Duodenum: 5-7 (due to pancreatic juices)
How does the ion transport in pancreatic duct cells differ from that of gastric cells
Gastric cells producing HCl into stomach and HCO3- into blood resulting in alkaline tide
Pancreatic duct cells secreting HCO3- into lumen and H+ into interstitium
What is the function of amylase
Break down glucose polymers
What is the function of lipases
Digest triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterols
What is the function of proteases
Break down proteins to AA, di, tri and oligopeptides
___ cells secrete enzymatic components
Acinar cells
What is ecbolic secretion
Refers to protein secretion by Acinar cells
___ and ___ cells secrete electrolytes, bicarbonate and water
Centroacinar and ductal cells
What is hydroelatic secretion
Alkaline and watery secretion from duct cells
__cells modify the pancreatic juice
Ductal cells
Ductal cells modify pancreatic juice by removing __ and adding __ to render it more alkaline
Remove Cl- and add bicarbonate
Pancreatic secretion of bicarbonate into small intestine is essential for ___
Neutralizing gastric acid emptied into small intestine
How is bicarbonate secreted in the pancreatic juice
Via Cl/HCO3- exchanger
T or F: water follows bicarbonate in the secretion of pancreatic juice
True
*unlike salivary glands that have tight junctions impermeable to water
Composition of pancreatic juice depends on what
Rate of secretion/flow rate
At low flow rates __is the main anion ion in pancreatic juice
Cl-
At high flow rates __ concentration in pancreatic juice increases
Bicarbonate