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Pancreas

The pancreas is an organ in both the digestive and the endocrine system. It secretes juices which assist in digestion, as well as hormones such as insulin.

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What i the function of a pancreas of a frog?

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Pancreas actually secrete a hormone named "Pancreatin" which acts on the target organ Stomach to start the secretion of enzymes and the gastric juice which would ultimately help in digestion and assimilation of the food inside the body. It also teleases CCK which helps to constrict the gall bladder to eject the bile too.

Would be evidence that a person's pancreas is not working correctly?

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The person does not have enough digestive enzymes.
The person does not have enough digestive enzymes.

What happens if pancreas fails?

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if your pancreas fails you will get Diabetes and well have to live with it for the rest of your life unless they come up with a cure. they have a cure right now with a pancreas replacement but then you will have to take pills for the rest of your life with a risk of your body rejecting the new pancreas within the first three years then you are back to square one with the diabetes

Where is the pancreas located in human body?

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The pancreas is in the abdomen, behind the stomach. It is shaped a little like a tadpole and is approximately 25cm long. The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and of the endocrine (hormonal) system.

To visualize the position of the pancreas, try this: Touch the thumb and "pinkie" finger of your right hand together, keeping the other three fingers together and straight. Then, place your hand in the center of your belly just below your lower ribs with your fingers pointing to the left. Your hand will be at the approximate level of your pancreas.

The pancreas is located in front of the liver and kidney, within the lower abdominal cavity.

Digestion needs the help of two more systems in the body to provide energy from food. Which are these systems and how do they help?

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Energy is made from oxygen and glucose, when reacted together. Oxygen enters the body via the respiratory system and glucose enters through the digestive system. These two systems link as they both provide the formulae for energy. When glucose and oxygen are both in the body, the cardiovascular transports it via blood to the place in which it is needed in the body, for example the muscles. This is also links with the digestive and respiratory system as it provides the transportation of the energy.

What is a cow pancreas?

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The pancreas in the cow has the same function as that in the human.

Can you burn out a pancreas?

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If the pancreas was to brust i really dont know what would happem..

What are some of the enzymes and buffers produced by the pancreas?

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Lipase, which breaks down fats, and pancreatic amylase, which breaks down carbohydrates.

What can cause a bulky pancreas?

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alcohol consumtion per day

Is there a pancreas in sheep?

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Yes, all mammals have a pancreas.

Why can't pancreas be removed if someone has pancreas cancer?

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The pancreas produces several important hormones and enzymes that are necessary for the body to function and digest food and nutrients. Therefore, the pancreas is a vital organ necessary for live, and someone can't live without it. In some instances, individuals have successfully received a pancreatic transplant.

What is a feedback mechanism involving the human pancreas?

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The level of sugar in the blood is affected by the amount of insulin in the blood.

What is an obscured pancreas by overlying bowel?

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On an abdominal ultrasound scan, the machine can produce images of liquids and soft tissues pretty well, but hard tissues like bone and air pockets do not produce images. To have a pancreas be obscured by bowel gas means a loop of intestines had a pocket of gas in it that was between the probe and the pancreas, so the pancreas could not be evaluated by the ultrasound.

There is no disease or pathology present, just the intestines getting in the way of the scan of the pancreas.

What is the enzyme of intestinal juice and pancreatic juice?

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there is a few enzymes present in intestinal juice and pancreatic juice one is amalayse i works by breaking down carbohydrates like starch into simple sugars like glucose ,another present is pepsin ,that breaks down protiens in to polypeptides or amino acids ,another is lipase which breaks down fat or lipids into glycerol and fatty acids :)

Why is the pancreas important to the human body?

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why is the pancreas so important to the human body

Why does amylase need to be added to the pancreas again?

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Since amylase is found in our saliva, the pancreas has to add it again because when we eat starch we need it to break down into maltose, and when it is broken down, we swallow and let the maltase from the small intestine break it down more so it turns into glucose molecules, making it easier to digest.

What is the survival rate for pancreas transplant patients?

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In their 2002 Annual Report, the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) reported that the patient survival rate for pancreas transplant alone was 98.6% after one year and 86% after three years.

Why the pancreas is called heterocrine gland?

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It is both an endocrine (gland that secretes hormones; insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, among others...) and a digestive gland (breaks down sugars).

Search Wikipedia for Pancreas and it'll give you the "details".

What are the functions of pancreatic juice?

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Pancreatic juice contains enzymes that

(1) complete the digestion of starch(pancreatic amylase);

(2) carry out about half of protein digestion(via the action of trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase);

(3) are totally responsible for fat digestion because the pancreas is essentially the only source of lipases; and

(4) digest nucleic acids(nucleases).

How alcohol reaches pancreas?

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It travels through the blood to the pancreas.

Which organ system contains the pancreas?

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Liver - immediately below the diaphragm but above stomach, contains hepatpcytes that produce bile, process fats, amino acids, make new amino acids, convert ammonia to urea, make glucose, amino acids, store excess glucose, store fat soluble vitamins, generate heat to warm passing blood, remove poisons, and to act as a filter before the intestines.

The pancreas located below the liver is two things: exocrine gland - secreting digestive enzymes, and endocrine gland - secreting hormones into the blood stream. Since they are alkaline secretions the help neutralize the acidic-ness of stomach contents.

In short they are both required for digestion.