Abdomen ARDMS The Pancreas, Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 (GRADED)

Abdomen ARDMS The Pancreas, Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 (GRADED) What kind of gland is the pancreas? endocrine and exocrine gland What part of the pancreas is exocrine gland? -Acinar cells around the pancreatic ducts complete the job of breaking down protein, carbohydrates, and fats using digestive juices of pancreas (trypsin, amylase, and lipase) combined with juices from the intestines What are the fats using digestive juices of pancreas? -Trypsin, amylase, and lipase What part of the pancreas is endocrine gland? -Contains islets of langerhans, which are tiny groups of specialized cells that are scattered throughout the organ -secretes hormones that affect the level of sugar in the blood What do the endocrine cells secrete? -Glucagon -Insulin -Somatostatin Ultrasound Abdomen ARDMS – The Pancreas, Questions and Answers (100% Pass) 2023/2024 What levels does glucagon raise? raises the level of glucose sugar in the blood What stimulates the cells to use glucose? -insulin What does somatostatin regulate? may regulate the secretion of glucagons and insulin What is the normal anatomy of pancreas? -Majority of the pancreas lies in the retroperitoneal cavity, except for a small portion of the head that is surrounded by the peritoneum What are the areas of the pancreas? -Uncinate process -head -neck -body -tail Where is the head of the pancreas? -lies anterior to the inferior vena cava, to the right of the portal-splenic confluence inferior to the main portal vein and caudate lobe of the liver and medial to the duodenum as it "lies in the lap" of the c-loop of the duodenum What part of the pancreas is the portal venous system? -the posterior border of the pancreas The celiac axis serves as, what? the superior border of the pancreas