PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most important hormone that the pancreas produces is insulin. Insulin is released by the ‘beta cells’ in the islets of Langerhans in response to food. Its role is to lower glucose levels in the bloodstream and promote the storage of glucose in fat, muscle, liver and other body tissues.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the hormone-producing cells in the pancreas, the beta cells, produce insulin when they are stimulated by sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -They are called islets of Langerhans because they are scattered like small islands (“islets”) and were discovered by the pathologist Paul Langerhans. These groups of cells produce insulin, glucagon and other hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liver is an important organ with regards to maintaining appropriate blood glucose levels. Glycogen, the multibranched polysaccharide of glucose in humans, is how glucose gets stored by the body and mostly found in the liver and skeletal muscle.