What endocrine functions does the pancreas have?
Produces insulin (β cells) and glucagon (
What do
Glucagon
What do ß cells secrete?
Insulin
What do ẟ secrete?
Somatostatin
What exocrine functions does the pancreas have?
Secretes enzymes used in digestion (darker cells throughout pancreas)
What is the uncinate process?
Part of the pancreas that sticks out from head and lies behind superior mesenteric vessels
Where does the tail extend to?
The hilum of the spleen
What is the lymphatic drainage?
Coeliac nodes and superior mesenteric nodes
Where does the pancreatic duct meet the common bile duct?
At the hepatopancreatic ampulla (major duodenal papilla)