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Pancreas
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Lies in the loop of the duodenum
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Heterocrine gland
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Endocrine and exocrine; divided into head, body, and tail
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Pancriatic islets
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"Islets of Langerhans" Paul Langerhans(1847-1888) was a German histologist/ pathologist- tiny cluster of endocrine cells
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Alpha cells
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Secret glucagon; raises blood sugar
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Beta cells
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Secrete insulin; decreases blood sugar
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Delta cells
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Secrete somatostatin; inhibit secretion of glucagon and insulin
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F-cells
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Secrete pancreatic polypeptide; regulate release of pancreatic enzymes
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Exocrine portion of gland
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Consists of "acini" - seretes digestive enzymes; surround islets (will go to pancreatic duct)
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