THE PANCREAS

Question 1

Where is the pancreas?

Answer 1

Is a retroperitoneal organ nested in the curvature, to the right of the spleen

Question 2

What are the 2 components that make up the pancreas?

Answer 2

Endocrine and exocrine

Question 3

Endocrine pancreas

Answer 3

• Largely responsible for hormonal control of blood glucose
• makes up about 1-2% of volume of the pancreas an secretes hormones that help regulate carb metabolism in the body
• endocrine pancreas is made up of islet of langerhans

Question 4

Exocrine pancreas

Answer 4

• Produces digestive juices which are secreted in the duodenum (first part of small intestine)
• acini cells make up the exocrine pancreas
• these cells secrete digestive juices into duodenum via pancreatic duct

Question 5

What do pancreatic islets secrete?

Answer 5

Insulin and Amylin

• pancreatic islets are made up of beta cells

Question 6

What do alpha cells secrete?

Answer 6

Glucagon

Question 7

What do delta cells secrete?

Answer 7

Somatostatin

• regulates bodily functions by hindering release of other hormones, activity of GI an rapid production of cells