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MyPancreasLec 1-4
MyPancreasLec 1-4
MyPancreasLec 1-4
A tapered yellowish
organ about 7” long and
1.5” wide
Transversely located
between the duodenum
on the right and spleen
on the left
Parts of the Pancreas
Head
Uncinate
process tail
body
Neck
neck
Body
head u.p.
Tail
Parts of the Pancreas
Head
– Lies within the curve
of duodenum
a Ant superior pd a
b Post superior pd a
1. Superior
Mesenteric a
a Ant inferior pd a
b Post inferior pd a
Venous drainage of the pancreas
Eventually to the
Hepatic Portal
vein,
from the
pancreatic
branches of the
Superior
Mesenteric v
Splenic v
Lymphatic drainage
Regional lymph
nodes
– pancreaticosplenic
– pyloric
– celiac
– superior mesenteric
Innervation
Parasympathetic
(predominates during rest
and sleep, inc peristalsis,
digestion, secretion of
enzymes, blood glucose
regulation)
– Vagus n
Sympathetic
– Thoracic
splancnic nn
from thoracic
portion of the
sympathetic trunk
Cells of the pancreas
EXOCRINE PORTION-
acinar cells secrete
digestive enzymes and
pancreatic juice into the
ducts which enter the
duodenum and help in
food digestion
Digestive enzymes: trypsin,
chymotrypsin, pancreatic
lipase, and pancreatic
amylase
Pancreatic juice: an alkaline
fluid rich in bicarbonate
and salt
Cells of the pancreas
ENDOCRINE PORTION- islets of
Langerhans which include:
alpha cells which secrete
glucagon (increases blood
glucose)
beta cells which secrete insulin
(lowers blood glucose)
delta cells which secrete
somatostatin (inhibitory to
release of gastrointestinal and
pancreatic hormones, gastric
emptying, and intestinal blood
flow)