Pancreases

• What is the purpose of the exocrine glands in the pancreas


  To produce enxymes and release them via a duct into the duodenum
• What is the purpose of the endocrine glands in the pancreas


  To produce hormones and release them into the blood
• 1. Artery
  2. splenic artery
  3. spleen
  4. pancreatic islets
  5. acinar cells
  6. pancreatic duct
  7. duodenum of small intestines
  8. common duct
  9. bile duct
  10. pancreas

  
• What is the pancreas

  A small organ involved in the digestive and endocrine system
• What are the unorganised cells called in the pancreas

  Acini cells
• What do acini cells do

  Secret pancreatic juice into a tubule
• what Is an acinus made up of

  Several acini cells in a circular shape
• What does the tubeles in the middle of the acinus do

  The tubules join together to form intralobular duct which join together to form the pancreatic duct
• What are the organised cells in the pancreas

  The islets of langerhans
• What type of cells do the islet of langerhans contain

  Alpha cells and beta cells
• What do the alpha cells do

  Produce glucagon
• What do beta cells do

  Produce insulin
• What cells are larger alpha or beta

  Alpha
• what tissue is the pancreas made up of

  Exocrine glandular tissue
• What does exocrine glandular tissue do

  Responsible for producing digestive enzymes and an alkaline fluid known as pancreatic juice
• where are digestive enzymes and pancreatic fluid secreted to

  Into ducts that lead to the pancreatic duct
• What 3 enzymes does the pancreas produce

  Amylase- brekas down starch into sugars

  protease- break down proteins into amino acids

  lipase- break down lipids into fatty Acids and glycerol