Pancreas

The Human Digestive System is the bodily system where the organs (mouth, throat, colon, small intestines, esophagus, stomach, rectum and anus) all get to interact with each other. The function of the Human Digestive System is to break down and process foods that’s consumed and also get rid of waste from the body. (BOOK) Homeostasis is shown by the human digestive system through the process of disintegrating foods into different ways that can be consumed and controlled by bodily cells. In this…

1.) Marty Smith ate at a buffet and probably consumed more food than he normally ate at a meal. He probably ate different foods than he normally ate also. 2.) If he was having heartburn, which sometimes causes chest pain, nitroglycerin would not alleviate the pains he was having. He could also have a hiatel hernia, which could also cause pains, the nitroglycerin would also not eleviate his pains. 3.) Also the paramedics hooked him up to an ECG, which did not show any signs of a myocardial…

Pods for Pancreases How would you react if one day you woke up with a life-threatening disease that has no cure? Type one diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin is a hormone that enables the body to gain energy from food. Over 40,000 people in the United States alone are diagnosed each year. Managing type one diabetes is like a 24/7 365 days a year job; no breaks, no holidays, no exceptions. Type one diabetics have to monitor their blood…

Pancreas Cancer While many different diseases are classified as cancers, pancreas cancer is considered one of the leading factors of death. According to the fact sheet provided by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in U.S, pancreas cancer is the 11th and 8th common type of cancer diagnosed in men and women, respectively. Silent cancer Almost all symptoms and signs of pancreas cancer are not detected in the primary stages when treatment is estimated to be successful. In contrast, pancreas…

Most people don’t give much thought to their pancreas until it stops doing its job. But, this tiny organ has a big job. It is responsible for making the hormone insulin, which helps your body turn carbohydrates from foods to energy for the body. When the pancreas stops making insulin or doesn’t make enough, or the cells do not respond to the bodies insulin, the result is a blood glucose level that is too high. Some people are born with a genetic susceptibility, are exposed to environmental…

when he brought his first and last child home; it was there when he went to prison to save his son’s names. It was there at his bedside when he took his last breath. The year I was going into middle school was the year my Grandpa was diagnosed with Pancreas Cancer.…

ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS DEVICE SYSTEM The artificial pancreas device system is a system of devices that closely imitates the glucose regulating function of a healthy pancreas. An artificial pancreas does not replace the actual pancreas. It only takes over one of the responsibilities of the pancreas, which is regulating blood glucose levels. This system observes blood glucose levels and alters the delivery of insulin to lower high blood glucose levels and reduce the occurrence of low blood glucose…

Adrenal medulla:- The adrenal medulla produces the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine under stimulation by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Both of these hormones help to increase the flow of blood to the brain and muscles to improve the “fight-or-flight” response to stress. These hormones also work to increase heart rate, breathing rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure while decreasing the flow of blood to and function of organs that are not involved in…

Frederick Banting, an unknown surgeon from Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in medicine; had a theory that the digestive juices from the pancreas could be harmful in the secretion of the pancreas produced by the islets of Langerhans. Frederick thought that if you tie off the pancreatic ducts to stop the flow of nourishment to the pancreas, it would allow the pancreas to degenerate, making it shrink and lose its ability to secrete digestive juices. Frederick wanted to prove his theory, however,…

The CMP results show that his blood glucose levels are very high and that is because he is a type two diabetic. The bilirubin levels are really high and this can indicate cancer of the pancreas due to the blockage from cancerous cells in the bile ducts . Bilirubin is a waste product produced by the normal breakdown of heme, which is a component of hemoglobin that is found in red blood cells. Bilirubin is ultimately processed by the liver to allow its elimination from the body. Any condition that…