Liver and Pancreas

Question 1

what cells make up the endocrine portion of the pancreas

Answer 1

islet of langerhans

Question 2

what type of gland makes up the majority of the pancreas

Answer 2

exocrine

Question 3

what does the exocrine portion of the pancreas secrete

Answer 3

secrete digestie enzymes e.g amylase via acini cells and also bicarbonate ions via ducts to protect intestines from HCL

Question 4

where to the exocrine secretions of the pancreas go

Answer 4

empty into the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla

Question 5

I.O.L alpha cells

Answer 5

secrete glucagon

Question 6

I.O.L beta cells

Answer 6

secrete insulin

Question 7

I.O.L delta cells

Answer 7

secrete somatostatin

Question 8

Name 5 functions of the liver

Answer 8

• production of bile
• production of blood clotting factors
• metabolism
• excretion of waste
• protein synthesis

Question 9

what are the 4 lobes of the liver

Answer 9

left, right , caudate (top) , quadrate (bottom)

Question 10

what separates the right and left lobes of the liver

Answer 10

falciform ligament

Question 11

what cells produce bile

Answer 11

hepatocytes

Question 12

where is bile made and stores

Answer 12

made - liver

stored - gallbladder

Question 13

hepatic portal veins

Answer 13

drains unpaired abdominal organs to the liver to be processed

Question 14

hepatomegaly

Answer 14

enlargement of the liver