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What 2 main hormones does the pancreas secrete? |
Insulin Glucagon |
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What 2 major types of tissue make up the pancreas? |
Acini - secrete digestive juices into duodenum Islets of langerhans - secrete insulin and glucagon directly into blood |
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What are found close to islets of langerhans? |
Small capillaries into which cells secrete their hormones |
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What 4 types of cells make up the islets? |
alpha - glucagon beta - insulin and amylin delta - somatostatin PP (F) - pancreatic polypeptide |
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What hormone inhibits secretion of glucagon? |
Insulin |
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What hormone inhibits secretion of insulin? |
Amylin |
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What hormone inhibits secretion of somatostatin? |
Insulin and glucagon |
