week 7 review

Question 1

The islet cells of the pancreas secrete all of the following hormones except:
- glucagon
- somatostatin
- secretin
- insulin

Answer 1

secretin
- secreted by small intestine in response to acid stomach contents
- makes alkaline pancretic fluid

Question 2

Which of the following hormones is responsible for the stimulation of ductal epithelial cell secretion of bicarbonate?
- gastrin
- secretin
- CCK
- insulin

Answer 2

secretin

Question 3

in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, fecal fat is often decreased and fecal enzymes are increased

Answer 3

false
- fecal fat increased, fecal enzymes decrease

Question 4

All of the following conditions are associated with acute pancreatitis except:
- mumps
- tissue injury
- biliary tract obstruction
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Answer 4

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- gastrin secreting pancreatic tumor