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THE PANCREAS. Pancreas function and location Pancreas gross anatomy Exocrine pancreas Endocrine pancreas The interplay between insulin & glucagon. And the regulation of blood glucose levels Video: Pancreas function. The Pancreas function.
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THE PANCREAS Pancreas function and location Pancreas gross anatomy Exocrine pancreas Endocrine pancreas The interplay between insulin & glucagon. And the regulation of blood glucose levels Video: Pancreas function
ThePancreasfunction Thehumanpancreasisanamazingorganwithtwomainfunctions: • To producedigestiveenzymes. • To produce endocrine hormones The hormone function of thepancreasplaysanimportant role in maintainingsugar in ourbodies
Pancreas location • Retroperitoneal • Posterior to stomach • Inferior to liver
Pancreas gross anatomy • Head, body, tail • Pancreatic duct Joins bile duct Hepatopancreatic ampulla to duodenum Anatomy
Exocrine pancreas Sizes of cells, viruses, and other small things • Acinar cells • rER • Mitochondria • Secretory granules • Digestive enzymes
Endocrine pancreas Islets of Langerhans • cells – secrete • blood sugar levels • cells – secrete • blood sugar levels • Insulin acts through glucose transporters (e.g., ) glucagon Raises insulin Lowers GLUT4 Endocrine
The interplay between insulin and glucagon. Metabolism Pancreas Liver