Pathology

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Name the three parts of the pancreas

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head, body, tail

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the two major pancreatic ducts are the

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Duct of Wirsung, and the duct of Santorini

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The exocrine pancreas

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made up of numerous small glands containing columnar to pyramidal epithelial cells radially oriented about the gland circumference

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the endocrine pancreas

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consists of about 1 million microscopic clusters of cells the islets of Langerhans

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A congenital anomaly of the pancreas where the head of hte pancreas encircles the duodenum is known as

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Annular pancreas

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microscopic changes noted in the pancreas in patients with diabetes are

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reduction in the number of islets, leukocyte infiltration of islets, B-cell degranulation, subtle reduction in islet cell mass

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pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis

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the anatomic changes of acute pancreatitis strongly suggest autodigestion of the pancreatic substance by inappropriately activated pancreatic enzymes

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chalky white areas in pancreas or surrounding soft tissue of the pancreas are known as

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Fat necrosis

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Congenital cyst of pancreas

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believed to be result from anomalous development of the pancreatic ducts

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Pseudocysts of pancreas

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localized collections of pancreatic secretions that develop after inflammation of the pancreas

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Mucinous cyst tumors of pancreas

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multiloculated cystic neoplasm filled with mucinous secretions

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most primary tumors of the pancreas arise in which part of the organ

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Head of the pancreas 60%

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virtually all cancers of the pancreas are

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adenocarcinoma

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three clinical syndromes associated with functional islet cell tumors

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Hyperinsulinism, hypergastrinemia and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Multiple endocrine neoplasia

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name four possible complications of diabetes mellitus

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Microangiopathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy

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the classic triad of clinical findings in patients with diabetes mellitus

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polyuria, polydipsia, polyhagia

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within which cells of what structure of the pancreas is insulin produced

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B cells within the islets of Langerhans

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Microangiopathy is one complication of diabetes that is commonly believed to be related to

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Hyperglycemia

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the pathognomonic lesions of diabetes found in the kidney are known as

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Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion-nodular glomerulosclerosis

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the most common cause of death in patients with diabetes include

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renal failure, myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease