Structure and function of the pancreas

Question 1

What are the two main bodily functions of the pancreas?

Answer 1

exocrine gland and endocrine gland

Question 2

What does the exocrine glandular tissue in the pancreas do?

Answer 2

releases three digestive enzymes out of the pancreatic duct into the duodenum (small intestine)

Question 3

Which three enzymes does the pancreas produce?

Answer 3

AMYLASE (break down starch into simple sugars), PROTEASE (break down protein into amino acids) and LIPASE (break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol)

Question 4

Which two hormones does the endocrine glandular tissue of the pancreas produce?

Answer 4

glucagon and insulin

Question 5

What is the pancreas’ endocrine tissue called?

Answer 5

islets of langerhans

Question 6

Which hormone do the beta cells secrete and which do the alpha cells secrete?

Answer 6

beta - insulin
alpha - glucagon

Question 7

Which cells are stained blue and which are pink on a light micrograph cross section of pancreatic tissue?

Answer 7

beta is blue and alpha is pink