Pancreas

Question 1

location of pancreas

Answer 1

• lies posterior to the stomach
• bound to the posterior walls of the abdominal cavity

Question 2

the pancreas is wrapped in

Answer 2

thin connective tissue capsule

Question 3

pancreas cells

Answer 3

endocrine cells and exocrine cells

Question 4

endocrine cells of the pancreas islets

Answer 4

secrete insulin and glucagon into bloodstream

Question 5

exocrine cells

Answer 5

acinar cells and epithelial cells of duct system secrete pancreatic juice

Question 6

pancreatic enzymes

Answer 6

pancreatic alpha-amylase, pancreatic lipase, nucleases, proteolytic enzymes

Question 7

pancreatic alpha-amylase

Answer 7

carbohydrate that breaks down starches and is similar to the salivary amylase

Question 8

pancreatic lipase

Answer 8

breaks down complex lipids and releases products like fatty acids that are easily absorbed

Question 9

nucleases

Answer 9

breaks down nucleic acids

Question 10

proteolytic enzymes

Answer 10

-break down certain proteins apart:
- proteases
- peptidases
- 70% of all pancreatic enzyme production
- secreted as inactive proenzyme
- activated after reaching the small intestine

Question 11

proteases

Answer 11

break large protein complexes

Question 12

peptidases

Answer 12

break small peptides into amino acids