PANCREAS Flashcards
is a large gland in the back of your abdomen (belly).
PANCREAS
Your pancreas makes about __of enzyme-rich juice each day to help you digest the foods you eat.
1 to 4 liters (L)
This duct transports bile (a fluid that helps with digestion) from your liver to yourgallbladder.
bile duct
When your blood sugar is too high, your pancreas makes ___ to lower it.
insulin
When your blood sugar is too low, your pancreas makes ___ to increase it.
glucagon
The head of your pancreas is on the left side of your body.
t or f
f; right
The wider part of your pancreas that sits in the curve of your duodenum.
Head:
The short part of your pancreas extending from the head.
Neck
The middle part of your pancreas between the head and neck, which extends upward.
Body
The thinnest part of your pancreas, located near your spleen
Tail
occurs when your pancreas doesn’t produce insulin.
Type 1 diabetes
occurs when your body makes insulin but doesn’t use it correctly.
Type 2 diabetes
happens when your body produces too much glucagon.
Hyperglycemia
occurs when your body produces too much insulin.
Hypoglycemia
happens when enzymes start to work in the pancreas before they reach the duodenum.
Pancreatitis
Diabetes tx
Insulin replacement.
Insulin replacement tx
Chemotherapy,radiationand surgery.
pancreatitis tx
Dietary changes, medications and sometimes surgery.
The endocrine part of the pancreas contains clusters of cells called ___, which produce hormones.
pancreatic islets (or islets of Langerhans)
This hormone is produced by beta cells and lowers blood sugar levels by helping the body use glucose for energy.
Insulin
Produced by alpha cells, glucagon raises blood sugar levels by signaling the liver to release stored glucose.
Glucagon
