Digestive Questions - 17.4 The Pancreas

Question 1

What quadrant is the pancreas located in?

Answer 1

Left upper quadrant

Question 2

What organ does the pancreas lie posterior and inferior to?

Answer 2

Stomach

Question 3

The endocrine function of the pancreas is to:

Answer 3

Secrete the hormones, insulin and glucagon.

Question 4

What cells of the pancreatic islets secrete insulin?

Answer 4

Beta cells of the pancreas

Question 5

What is the exocrine function of the pancreas?

Answer 5

To release pancreatic juice into the pancreatic duct.

Question 6

The pancreas empties digestive enzymes and sodium bicarbonate into the ___________.

Answer 6

duodenum via the hepatopancreatic ampulla

Question 7

The pancreatic duct joins the _________ duct at the hepatopancreatic ampulla.

Answer 7

bile

Question 8

What are the four digestive enzymes found in pancreatic fluid?

Answer 8

• Lipase (pancreatic lipase)
• Amylase (pancreatic amylase)
• Chymotrypsin
• Trypsin

Question 9

Trypsin and Chymotrypsin are enzymes secreted by the pancreas that digest (break down):

Answer 9

Proteins

Question 10

Proteins are broken down into ______________ by trypsin and chymotrypsin released by the pancreas.

Answer 10

Peptides (small proteins)

Question 11

Pancreatic amylase digests (breaks down) ____________ into disaccharides.

Answer 11

Starches (polysaccharides)

Question 12

Pancreatic lipase is an enzyme that digests (breaks down) _______________ into fatty acids and monoglycerides.

Answer 12

Lipids (Fats)

Question 13

The __________________ neutralize the strong acids of the chyme that entered the duodenum from the stomach.

Answer 13

Bicarbonate ions