Endocrine pancreas Flashcards
What are the endocrine parts of the pancreas
Islets of Langerhans
How are islets distributed in the pancreas
Evenly
What cells produce insulin and amylin
Beta cells
Which cells produce glucagon
Alpha cells
What cells produce somatostatin
Delta cells
What cells contain pancreatic polypeptide
PP cells
What cells secrete epsilon
Ghrelin
What other things do cells in the pancreas produce
VIP Motilin Serotonin Substance P Ghrelin Pancreatic polypeptide Somatostatin Glucagon Amylin
In embryology, what does the pancreas develop from
Ventral pancreatic bud
Dorsal pancreatic bud
What can embryonic. ductal epithelium differentiate into
Endocrine or exocrine parts
What is near the head of the pancreas
IVC
R. renal artery and vein
What is near the neck of the pancreas
Pylorus of stomach
SMA
SMV
What is near the body of the pancreas
Mental bursa
Aorta
SMA
Left adrenal gland
Arterial blood supply to pancreas
Splenic and superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
Venous drainage of pancreas
Veins tributaries of splenic and superior mesenteric portal
