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9 Cards in this Set
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Why is the pancreas referred to as a mixed gland?
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because it exhibits both endocrine and exocrine functions
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What are the endocrine funcitons of the pancreas performed by, and what do these structures produce?
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pancreatic islets (islets of langerhans) which produce insulin and glucagon
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is the pancreas intra or retroperitoneal?
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retro
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Exocrine activity in the pancreas results in teh secretion of digestive enzymes, collectively called what?
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pancreatic juice
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What are 3 features on the pancreas?
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head, body, and tail
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What organ does the pancreas lie directly inferior to?
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stomach
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What does the pancreatic juice, plus the digestive enzymes contain that help neutralize the acidic chime produced by the stomach?
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sodium bicarbonate to help neutralize it
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the majority of the pancreatic juice travels through what duct towards the duodenum?
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pancreatic duct
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What blood supplies the pancreas? Where does the venous blood go?
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arterial blood by a branch of the splenic artery and superior mesenteric artery while venous blood eventually drains into the hepatic portal vein.
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