Pancreas

Question 1

The GI system contains ….

Answer 1

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine

Question 2

This is the process by which starches, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, other complex molecules are degraded for absorption and use in the body

Answer 2

Digestion

Question 3

Which organ does digestion mostly happen?

Answer 3

small intestine

Question 4

This gland is large in size and is involved in digestion, not the GI tract

Answer 4

Pancreas

Question 5

What tissues involve the production of enzymes used in digestive process?

Answer 5

Exocrine tissues

Question 6

What tissues involve the production of insulin and glucagon?

Answer 6

Endocrine tissues

Question 7

This gland weighs 70-105 g, second in size to the liver, and is _____ the peritoneal cavity.

About the level of the ____ and ____ lumbar vertebrae

Answer 7

The pancreas.

and it is behind the peritoneal cavity.

first and second

Question 8

What is the Ampulla of Vater?

Answer 8

-Liver and pancreas combine enzymes and bile here
-Formed by the joining of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct

The ampulla of Vater is a small opening that enters into the first portion of the small intestine, known as the duodenum.

Question 9

Pancreas is tucked behind the curve of the …

Answer 9

duodenum

Question 10

What are the two distinct tissues of the pancreas?

Which is Hormone releasing and which is enzyme secreting?

How much of total tissue it contains?

Answer 10

Endocrine and Exocrine

-Endocrine is Hormone releasing and is 2% total tissue. Consists of islets of Langerhans.

-Exocrine is Enzyme secreting and is 98% of pancreatic tissue. Secretes 1.5-2L/day of fluid - digestive fluid.

Question 11

True or False: Endocrine tissue are enzyme secreting

Answer 11

False. Endocrine tissue is hormone releasing. Exocrine is Enzyme secreting.

Question 12

What tissue is Islet cells part of?

Define/Describe Islet cells..

What 5 hormones does it secrete?
-Alpha:
-Beta:
-Delta:
-Gamma:
-Epsilon:

Answer 12

-The Endocrine tissue

• Well-delineated, spherical, or ovoid clusters of 5 cell types

-Secretes 5 hormones:
–> Alpha– Glucagon
–> Beta – Insulin
–> Delta – somatostatin
—> Gamma – pancreatic polypeptide hormones
–> Epsilon – ghrelin

Question 13

Where are the hormones of the Islet cells secreted into?

There is research potential with ___ cells

Answer 13

-Hormones are secreted into surrounding blood vessels and transported to tissues/organs

There is research potential with beta cells in stem cells research and insulin production

Question 14

What tissue is Acinar cells part of?

Define/Describe Acinar cells..

What do they do?

Answer 14

-Acinar cells are part of the Exocrine Tissue.

-Acinar cells are grape like clusters.

-Acinar cells produce the digestive fluid. They are connected by small ducts and join together into larger ducts.

-Major pancreatic duct and smaller accessory duct.

Question 15

Describe the digestive fluid of the Acinar

Question 16

List the hormones excreted by the pancreas and understand their physiological roles

Question 17

Describe the following pancreatic disorders and list the associated laboratory tests and the expected results that would aid in diagnosis of acute pancreatitis

Question 18

Describe the following pancreatic disorders and list the associated laboratory tests and the expected results that would aid in diagnosis of Chronic pancreatitis

Question 19

Describe the following pancreatic disorders and list the associated laboratory tests and the expected results that would aid in diagnosis of Pancreatic carcinoma

Question 20

Describe the following pancreatic disorders and list the associated laboratory tests and the expected results that would aid in diagnosis of Cystic fibrosis

Question 21

Describe the following pancreatic disorders and list the associated laboratory tests and the expected results that would aid in diagnosis of Pancreatic malabsorption

Question 22

List the test used to assess intestinal function