pancreas
an accessory digestive gland
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
THE pancreas
(Science: anatomy, gastroenterology) A tongue-shaped glandular organ lying below and behind the stomach.
The Pancreas
The pancreas (Figs. 1097, 1098) is a compound racemose gland, analogous in its structures to the salivary glands, though softer and less compactly arranged than those organs.
The bulk of the pancreas is an exocrine gland secreting pancreatic fluid into the duodenum after a meal. [Discussion]
Link to graphic showing the location
of the pancreas and other endocrine
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pancreas A gland in the abdominal cavity that secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine and also secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon into the blood, where they regulate blood glucose levels.
pancreas
(pang-kree-us) [Gk. pan, all + kreas, meat, flesh]
In vertebrates, a small, complex gland located between the stomach and the duodenum, which produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon.
Pangaea ...
pancreas (Frog, Rat)
A gland situated in the mesentery of the duodenum of jawed vertebrates that has both an exocrine and an endocrine function.
The Pancreas
The pancreas contains exocrine cells that secrete digestive enzymes into the small intestine and clusters of endocrine cells (the pancreatic islets).
pancreas: beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans
Subcellular localization:
extracellular fluids ...
The pancreas and the gonads (both ovaries and testes) are examples of organs that have both endocrine and exocrine functions.
Damage to the pancreas, possibly causing diabetes
Thyroid deficiency
Damage to the adrenal gland ...
Cystic fibrosis -- an autosomal recessive genetic condition of the exocrine glands, which causes the body to produce excessively thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and pancreas, interfering with breathing and digestion.
A peptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that regulates the level of sugar in the blood. Interferon. A family of small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells. Intergenic regions.
Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas was the original description of this disease because it affects the pancreas and the lungs, although it's the lungs that are the cause of the most major concerns these days.
Insulin is produced by beta cells in the pancreas in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood, as occurs after a meal.
Diabetes Type I-juvenile or childhood diabetes-is characterized by a loss of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Basically a person with Type I diabetes has no beta cells left.
A digestive enzyme produced largely by the pancreas and salivary glands that converts starches to sugars. Abnormally high levels of amylase in the blood or urine may be found in patients with inflammation of the pancreas or salivary glands (mumps).
For example, cells in the pancreas produce the hormone insulin when glucose levels in the blood become elevated. The hormone travels within the blood to other parts of the body.
pancreatic islet An island of special tissue in the pancreas.
pandemic Very widely distributed epidemic.
Pangaea The single large landmass, or supercontinent, that broke up to form today's continents ...
Glucagon A polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the α cells of the pancreas when the bloodglucose level is low and leads to glycogen breakdown in the liver and the release of glucose to the blood.
Hyperglycemia high blood sugar‚ another name for diabetes‚ due either to not enough insulin being produced by the pancreas or faulty insulin receptors in the liver
(hyper = over‚ above; glyco = sweet; -emia = blood) ...
The organelles serve as the protein production machinery for the cell and are consequently most abundant in cells that are active in protein synthesis, such as pancreas and brain cells.
In vertebrates, this innermost layer of cells goes on to form the linings of the gut (esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, colon), pharyngeal pouch derivatives (tonsils,thyroid, thymus, parathyroid glands), lungs, liver, gall bladder, pancreas.
Some individuals have a problem making insulin in their pancreas. Those individuals have a disease called diabetes and they are not able to metabolize carbohydrates correctly. They must often take injections of insulin to counteract the problem.
 See also: Blood, Organ, Cells, Trans, Human
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