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What endocrine gland is a mixed gland located close to the stomach and small intestine?
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∙ 12y ago
its the pancreas. its mixed coz it has both exocrine(which swcretes digestive juices) and endocrine part(insulin and glucagon hormones)
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What mixed gland is located close to the stomach amd small intestine?
The pancreas is the mixed gland located close to the stomach and small intestine.
What gland is located close to the stomach and small intestine?
the pancreas
What is located close to the stomach?
Throat at one end, small intestine at the other end, bumping up against the pancreas and close to the liver. (OK, the lungs are nearby too.)
Where are the kidneys and pancreas are located?
Behind your stomach. is located close to the stomach in the abdominal cavity
What organ in the body is the liver located by?
The liver is located near the bottom of the stomach. It is fairly close to the stomach and the kidneys. It also can be said that it is close to the bladder, as it kind of is.
Ring of muscle in the stomach?
The ring of muscle at the entrance to the stomach is the lower esophageal sphincter. This muscle is normally contracted to close the esophagus. At the lower end of the stomach food passes through the pyloric sphincter and into the duodenum of the small intestine.
Which of the endocrine gland is the biggest?
pancreas which is present in the abdominal cavity close to the stomach is the largest endocrine gland. it is endocrine and exocrine in function. it's main bulk is exocrine as it produces pancreatic juice which helps in digestion. then groups of cells called islets of Langerhans are endocrine in function. they produce 2 hormones one is Insulin and the other Glucagon. these both are opposite in function. they maintain a proper glucose level in the blood.
Do materials move from the stomach to the small intestine by the cardiac sphincter?
No. The cardiac sphincter part of the stomach (also called the esophageal sphincter of the cardia) regulates how the food moves. This sphincter is close to the beginning of the stomach and it helps prevent gastric reflux back into the esophagus (GERD) or also called "heart burn". The contents of the stomach is a very strong acid.
What controls the passage of material from the small intestine to the large intestine?
There are structural (anatomical) and functional (physiological) ways the digestive system regulates how food is passed from the stomach to the small intestine. The major anatomical regulators are the pyloric sphincter (a muscular band that acts like a valve to open and close the connection between the stomach and small intestine) and the pyloric antrum (the part of the stomach commonly associated with stomach motility, mixing, and propulsion of stored foodstuffs into the small intestine). When the pyloric sphincter is relaxed and the antrum is active, food is propelled into the small intestine; when the sphincter is constricted and the antrum is relaxed, food is stored in the stomach. A number of physiological factors exist that regulate the activity of the pyloric sphincter and antrum. The principal regulators are nerves and hormones involved in the digestive process. The vagus nerve is an example of a nerve with major regulatory effects on motility of the stomach and small intestine. Gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are gut hormones also involved in stomach motility. Gastrin is secreted in response to food (particularly amino acids, the building blocks of proteins) in the stomach and stimulates antral motility that serves to mix food. Strong antral contractions cause opening of the pyloric sphincter and the movement of food into the small intestine. CCK is released in response to foodstuffs (particularly fats) in the small intestine and inhibits antral motility of the stomach.
How long is an adult and small intestine?
An adult small intestine is close to 22 feet long.
Why are the differences in the pH of the mouth stomach and small intestine important for digestion?
The saliva need to be gentle enough at 7 pH to make foods small enough to swallow safely. The stomach needs to have strong acidity, at a 1 or 2 pH, to break down proteins into amino acids. The small intestine is where almost all of the absorption of the smaller portions are absorbed into the blood. The normal pH of the blood is close to 7 so the pH of the small intestine is 7.4.
What organ is located right above the left hip bone and can have sharp pains?
Spleen is along the left upper side of your stomach. Pancreas is also in that general area.
