GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LIVER PANCREAS

PANCREAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the role of the pancreas?
A
regulates the endocrine system
B
breaking down food and consuming it into energy for the body’s cell’s
C
controls the rate which cells burn fuels from food to make energy
D
increases blood pressure and heart rate under stress
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During digestion, your pancreas makes pancreatic juices called enzymes. These enzymes break down sugars, fats, and starches. Your pancreas also helps your digestive system by making hormones. These are chemical messengers that travel through your blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes such as amylase, proteases and lipase into the duodenum. These enzymes help in digesting sugar, proteins and fat respectively. Islets of Langerhans are embedded in the pancreas that secretes hormones such as insulin and glucagon into the blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pancreas. The pancreas produces digestive enzymes that help break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Liver. The liver produces bile, a solution that helps you digest fats.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s surrounded by the intestines, liver, and gallbladder. These neighboring organs work together to help you digest your food. “The pancreas produces a variety of enzymes to help break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in your diet into smaller elements that are more easily used for energy, ” says Dr.

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