ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The pancreas performs both exocrine and endocrine functions. Acinar cells comprise 75-90% of the glandular mass, and release digestive enzymes into ducts which empty into the duodenum. Pancreatic duct cells secrete fluid and bicarbonate ions, which neutralize the acidity of gastric contents that enter the duodenum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your pancreas creates natural juices called pancreatic enzymes to break down foods. These juices travel through your pancreas via ducts. They empty into the upper part of your small intestine called the duodenum. Each day, your pancreas makes about 8 ounces of digestive juice filled with enzymes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Like a river, these ducts gradually join together to form one stream in the main bile duct, which exits (along with the pancreatic duct) into the duodenum at the “papilla of Vater.” The gallbladder is a storage chamber for bile, joined to the side of the bile duct by another small tube – the cystic duct.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bile from the gallbladder and enzymes from the pancreas are released into the duodenum to help digest fats, carbohydrates, and proteins so they can be absorbed by the digestive system.

Detailed explanation-5: -The exocrine gland secretes digestive enzymes. These enzymes are secreted into a network of ducts that join the main pancreatic duct.