The Pancreas

Question 1

The neck of the pancreas overlies the 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae in which plane?

Answer 1

Transpyloric

Question 2

What comprises the exocrine component of the pancreas?

Answer 2

Closely packed acini which secrete pancreatic juice into a series of ducts

Question 3

What comprises the endocrine component of the pancreas?

Answer 3

Islets of Langerhans

Question 4

Which four things are secreted by the Islets of Langerhans?

Answer 4

Glucagon, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, insulin, somatostatin

Question 5

Which are the six components of pancreatic juice?

Answer 5

Elastase, trypsinogen, amylase, ribonuclease, lipase, chymotrypsinogen

Question 6

What are the five parts of the pancreas?

Answer 6

Head, uncinate process, neck, body, tail

Question 7

What is formed when the main pancreatic duct and bile duct unite?

Answer 7

Hepatopancreatic ampulla (of Vater)

Question 8

What does the hepatopancreatic ampulla open into?

Answer 8

Descending part of the duodenum at the summit of the major duodenal papilla