Pancreas Flashcards
1
Q
The pancreas is one of the few organs that is both a ______ gland and a ______ gland
A
The pancreas is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland
2
Q
Pancreas exocrine function
A
produces pancreatic juice that goes into SI duodenum
3
Q
What is Pancreatic juice made up of?
A
-Sodium BiCarbonate (NaHCO3) to neutrilize acidic materal from stomach
-Pancreatic amylase to digest starch to maltose
-Trypsin and chymotrypsin to digest proteins/peptides
-Lipase to digest fat into glycerides and fatty acids
4
Q
What is the Pancreas endocrine function?
A
the pancreas prodcues insulin
