05 Accessory Organs Answers

Question 1

Pancreas

Answer 1

Definition: Produces hormones helping regulate how your body processes sugar (Glucose)

Location: Located horizontally behind the stomach

Functions:

Exocrine function which helps digestion (produces enzymes: peptidases, proteases, lipase, amylase; produces bicarbonate ions to neutralize acid)

Endocrine function that regulates blood sugar
By releasing Insulin – a hormone made in the Pancreas

Lipase break down fat into fatty acids and glycerol

Question 2

Liver

Answer 2

Definition: Produces a bile to help break down and absorb fats, helps to remove toxins in your blood such as alcohol

Location: Upper right abdomen

Question 3

Gallbladder

Answer 3

Definition: Receives bile from under the liver and stores it until it is needed in the digestive system to break down fats and cholesterol.

Location: Under liver, on the right side of the addmon.

Question 4

Gallbladder and Liver Connection

Answer 4

Gallbladder
The hepatic surface of the gallbladder is connected to the capsule surrounding the liver.

Liver
The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the upper abdominal cavity, below the diaphragm on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestine.

The liver is connected to the gallbladder through the cystic ducts.