Small intestine
The new pancreas and duodenum are then connected to the patient's duodenum, and the blood vessels are sutured together to restore blood flow to the new pancreas.
pancreas is an independent gland. The pancreas produces pancreatic juice which contains enzymes for digestion. But, the pancreas is connected to the small intestine through the pancreatic duct at the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine connected from the stomach).
The stomach leads into the first part of the small intestine, which is called the duodenum. The pancreas also leads into the duodenum, by a duct (tube) called the pancreatic duct. So both connect to the small intestine, but the stomach does not connect to the pancreas. For a diagram see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas
In horses the pancreas is located directly below the stomach (ventral to the stomach). It's connected to the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum).
the liver is connected to the bile duct. This is a common duct that collects excretions, from both, the liver and the pancreas and tranfers it to the duodenum.
The pancreas and the gallbladder are the associated glands connected to the duodenum. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum to help with the breakdown of food, while the gallbladder stores and releases bile produced by the liver to aid in the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.
the bile duct
Glucagon is made in the pancreas
The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes along with the enzymes insulin and glucagon.
Pancreas
Food is not digested in the pancreas. In fact, food doesn't pass through the pancreas at all. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes to the small intestine (duodenum).
what is the stint for in the pancreas?