Pancreas and liver

Question 1

What are the exocrine functions of the pancreas?

Answer 1

• neutralise acid coming from the stomach

- deliver nutrients for macronutrient digestion in duodenum

Question 2

What is the main pancreatic blood supply?

Answer 2

splenic artery

Question 3

What are the exocrine cells of the pancreas?

Answer 3

acinar cells

Question 4

What secretion mechanisms are there in the pancreas?

Answer 4

ion secretion mechanisms

enzyme secretion mechanisms

Question 5

What are the exocrine functions of the liver?

Answer 5

• synthesis and secretions of bile
• storage of glucose, glycogen, proteins, vitamins, fat
• detoxification of metabolic waste
• synthesis of blood clotting and anticoagulant factors

Question 6

What is the structure of the liver?

Answer 6

• right and left lobes and a quadrate lobe

- completely surrounded by Glisson’s capsule

Question 7

What supplies the liver?

Answer 7

• hepatic portal vein brings nutrients

- hepatic artery supplies cells with oxygen

Question 8

How does the liver produce and secrete bile?

Answer 8

via the hepatocytes

Question 9

What controls the path of the bile?

Answer 9

sphincter of Oddi

Question 10

What are the components of bile?

Answer 10

bile acids

water and electrolytes

Question 11

What is the function of the gallbladder?

Answer 11

stores and distributes bile in a concentrated form

Question 12

What hormones inhibit bile acid secretion?

Answer 12

somatostatin

noradrenaline

Question 13

What are the non-biliary functions of the liver?

Answer 13

• metabolism
• detoxification of metabolic waste
• immune system function