lecture 17 Flashcards
(17 cards)
what are the primary functions of the GI system
secretion
digestion
where is the location of the pencreas
posterior to the stomach
what are the endocrine functions of the pencreas
to regulate blood sugar levels
what are the exocrine function of the pencreas
secretes pancreatic juice into duodenum
what is and the function of pancreatic acini
These are cells that produce digestive enzymes and buffers
what is the pencreatic duct
is a tube that delivers pancreatic secretion to the doudenum
what is the artery that suplies the pancreas
splenic artery
what is the artery that suplies the doudenum
Superior mesenteric artery
what vein drains the pancreas
The splenic vein
what is endocrine
it’s the glands that produce and release hormones directly into the bloodstream to control various bodily functions
Pancreactic islets:
what do the alpha and beta cells do
The Alpha and Beta cells secrete their hormones into capillary cells
what does the isluin hormone do
it reduces blood sugar levels by stimulating uptake into the liver, muscles, and adipose tissue
what does the glucagon hormone do
it prevents glucose uptake into muscles and adipose tissue and promotes glucose release from liver glycogen
how is hyperglycaemia caused
high blood sugar
how is hypoglycaemia caused
low blood sugar
what is the coronary ligament of the liver
its the linning of the surface of the liver that devides it into three parts
what is the round ligement of the liver
it’s the descending ligament of the lvier
