Pancreas

Question 1

the cells of the pancreas that carry out the exocrine function
and therefore produce amylase, lipase, sodium bicarbonate, and other
digestive enzymes

Answer 1

acinar cells

Question 2

congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in the
maldevelopment of the pancreas in which the most ventral part of the
pancreas encases the duodenum and may consequently lead to duodenal
obstruction

Answer 2

annular pancreas

Question 3

inherited disorder that can affect the lungs, liver, pancreas,
and other organs; this disorder changes how the body creates mucus and
sweat

Answer 3

cystic fibrosis

Question 4

the accessory duct of the pancreas

Answer 4

duct of santorini

Question 5

the main pancreatic duct

Answer 5

duct of wirsung

Question 6

an islet cell tumor found within the pancreas

Answer 6

gastrinoma

Question 7

bowel obstruction caused by the lack of normal peristalsis

Answer 7

ileus

Question 8

an islet cell tumor found within the pancreas

Answer 8

insulinoma

Question 9

—small islands of tissue found within the pancreas that

produce insulin and glucagon

Answer 9

islets of langerhans

Question 10

tumor found within the islets of Langerhans of the

pancreas

Answer 10

islet cell tumors

Question 11

the most common form of pancreatic

malignancy, typically found within the head of the pancreas

Answer 11

pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Question 12

congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in a
shortened main pancreatic duct that only works to drain the pancreatic head
and not the entire pancreas

Answer 12

pancreatic divisum

Question 13

he surgical procedure in which the head of the
pancreas, the gallbladder, some of the bile ducts, and the proximal duodenum
are removed because of a malignant pancreatic neoplasm; also referred to as
the Whipple procedure

Answer 13

pancreaticoduodenectomy

Question 14

the peripancreatic fluid collection that results from the

inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 14

phlegmon

Question 15

a posteromedial extension of the pancreatic head

Answer 15

uncinate process

Question 16

a hereditary disease that includes the

development of cysts within the pancreas and other organs

Answer 16

von hippel-lindau disease

Question 17

the syndrome that includes an excessive
secretion of acid by the stomach caused by the presence of a functional
gastrinoma within the pancrea

Answer 17

zollinger-ellison syndrome

Question 18

Pancreatic divisum can lead to both

Answer 18

acute and chronic pancreatitis

Question 19

Acute pancreatitis will cause a rise in ______ first and then a rise in ______

Answer 19

amylase, lipase

Question 20

_____ is the most helpful laboratory finding for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis

Answer 20

lipase

Question 21

Diffuse acute pancreatitis will result in a

Answer 21

diffusely enlarge, hypoechoic gland

Question 22

Can result in an atrophic, hyperechoic pancreas with calcifications and a prominent pancreatic duct

Answer 22

chronic pancreatitis

Question 23

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is most commonly found in the

Answer 23

head of the pancreas

Question 24

Pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma is most often found in the

Answer 24

body or tail of the pancreas