Pancreas

Question 1

1. Trypsin breaks down ___?
2. Amylase breaks down __?
3. Lipase breaks down__?

Answer 1

1. Protein
2. Carbs
3. Fat

Question 2

What organ produces sodium bicarbonate?

Answer 2

Pancreas

Question 3

The ____ can be identified anterior to the pancreas tail

Answer 3

Stomach

Question 4

The pancreatic duct should be less than _____ in diameter in children and young adults

Answer 4

2mm

Question 5

What produces insulin in the pancreas?

Answer 5

Islets of langerhans

Question 6

Is the lesser mental sac anterior to the tail of the pancreas?

Answer 6

No, the stomach and momentum are more anterior

Question 7

Name the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas

Answer 7

Endocrine= insulin

Exocrine = amylase, lipase, and sodium bicarbonate (digestive aids)

Question 8

Decreased echogenicity of the uncinate process

Answer 8

Normal variant because the tissue has less fat than the rest of the gland

Question 9

Islets of langerhans secrete ______ into _______

Answer 9

Insulin into bloodstream

Question 10

Does the pancreas increase or decrease in echogenicity with age?

Answer 10

Pediatric echogenicity increases with age

Question 11

Where is the ducts of Luschka?
What occurs in them?
Can result in?

Answer 11

• Located in the GB wall
• bile thickening occurs there
  Can result in stasis of bile/debris which leads to inflammatory disease

Question 12

The accessory duct of the pancreas is called?

Answer 12

Duct of Santorini

Question 13

What is located between the transversalis fascia and the posterior parietal peritoneum

Answer 13

The retroperitoneal cavity therfor the pancreas

Question 14

What two ducts merge to form the ampulla of vater just prior to the duct entering the second portion of the duodenum

Answer 14

The CBD and duct of wirsung