The pancreas pancreas sweetbread is a soft oblong organ

Last updated: 6/29/2023

The pancreas pancreas sweetbread is a soft oblong organ located between the stomach and small intestine near the midline of the abdominopelvic cavity Figure 1 14 It includes a head body and tail from medial to lateral Internally it contains two types of cells exocrine and endocrine The exocrine cells form nearly 99 of the volume of the organ They secrete a variety of digestive enzymes into the small intestine via a central pancreatic duct which contributes to chemical digestion Pancreatic exocrine cells are referred to as acini This part of the pancreas will be explored further in our study of the digestive system The endocrine cells are isolated into small clusters known as pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans Each islet contains four secretory cell types alpha cells and beta cells which synthesize and secrete pancreatic hormones into the bloodstream The hormones include delta and F cells List the secrtory cells and funtions of the pancreatic hormones in the blanks below Hormones Insulin Glucagon eas Somatostatin Pancreatic Polypeptide Secretory Cells F cells Hormone Action Inhibits somatostatin secretion