Test Three GI Glands Flashcards
The pancreas is what type of gland
Mixed exocrine and endocrine gland
What is in the exocrine part of the pancreas
Acinar glands with serous secretory units
The acinar glands and serous secretory units contain what in the pancreas
Zymogen granules at their apex which contain digestive enzymes
Where are the enzymes from the pancreas released
Duodenum
The endocrine portion of the pancreas secretes
Hormones including insulin and glucagon
What ducts are present in the serous secretory units of the pancreas
Intercalated ducts and interlobular ducts
The endocrine portion of the pancreas is made up of what
Islets of langerhans
Describe islets of langerhans
Polygonal cells separate by a network of capillaries and reticular fibers
What cells are located in the islet of langerhans
B cells, A cells and D cells
What cell is the most numerous in the islet of langerhans
B cells
What cells in the islet of langerhans makes up insulin and secretes insulin
Beta cells
Where do you find B cells in the islet of langerhans
Center of islet
Function of alpha cell in islets of langerhans
Create glucagon which has opposite effect of insulin
Function of delta cells in islet of langerhans
Parent cell of alpha and beta cells
Function of liver
Major filter of blood, major storage site of sugar, make bile
Divide the liver into what two lobes
Hepatic lobule and portal lobule
Describe hepatic lobule
Hexagon shaped structure and at each angle there is the hepatic triad
What is in the hepatic triad
Portal vein, branch of hepatic artery, and branch of bile duct
Portal vein is lined with
Simple squamous
Branch of hepatic artery is lined with
Simple squamous with thick smooth muscle
The branch of the bile duct is lined with
Simple cuboidal