The Abdomen Part 3 Flashcards
What retroperitoneal organ has both exocrine and endocrine functions and extends horizontally from the edge of the duodenum toward the left side abdominal cavity touching the spleen?
Pancreas
What portion of the pancreas lies in the curvature of the duodenum?
Head
What is the central elongated portion of the pancreas extending toward the left lateral abdominal wall?
Body
What portion of the pancreas approaches the spleen?
Tail
What structure within the pancreas drains pancreatic juice and bicarbonate to the duodenum?
Pancreatic duct
What are ductless glands whose products are secreted directly into the blood?
Endocrine glands
What are regulatory chemicals secreted directly into the blood by the ductless glands and carried to target cells that respond by an alteration of the metabolism?
Hormones
What is the study of the endocrine system?
Endocrinology
What characteristics of endocrine glands ensures that their products enter the bloodstream immediately?
They are highly vascular
What is a heterocrine gland?
A gland that performs both exocrine and endocrine functions
What are the clusters of endocrine cells of the pancreas?
Pancreatic islets
The pancreas produces what hormones to regulate blood glucose levels?
•Insulin
•glucagon
What system of ducts carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum?
Biliary apparatus
What structures drain bile from the left and right lobes of the liver?
Left and right hepatic ducts
Structures draining the right and left lobes of the liver merge to form what structure?
Common hepatic duct
