PANCREASThe pancreas (to be)_____ an organ in the digestive and endocrine system. It (to serve)_______two
major functions: exocrine (producing pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes) and endocrine (producing several important hormones, including insulin).
Anatomy
In humans, the pancreas (to be) ____a 15-25 cm (6-10 inch) organ in the abdomen. It (to locate)
____________posterior to the stomach and in close association with the duodenum.
It(to describe)_____often__________as having three regions: a head, body and tail.
The pancreatic duct (to empty)__________into the second part of the duodenum. The common bile duct
commonly (to join)__________the pancreatic duct at or near this point.
The pancreas (to supply)________________by the pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
Venous drainage ['dreinidz] (to be)______via the pancreaticoduodenal veins which (to end up)_________
in the portal vein.
