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DMS333-KW2
USIDMS Pancreas
Question | Answer |
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What are the four anatomic areas of the pancreas? | head, neck, body, tail |
The pancreas atrophies with age, true or false? | true |
What is the largest portion of the pancreas? | body |
What is the name of the duct that travels the length of the pancreas to meet the CBD? | Duct of Wirsung |
What is the name of the accessory duct that drains the upper portion of the head? | Duct of Santorini |
The pancreas is what type of gland? | endocrine and exocrine |
The endocrine portion of the pancreas is made up of what types of cells? | alpha, beta, delta |
What lab value increases with severe diabetes? | glucose |
This lab value decreases with hepatitis and cirrhosis, but increases with pancreatic cancer | lipase |
What pathology usually consists of pancreatic juice, blood, and debris that has been encapsulated due to trauma? | Pancreatic Pseudocyst |
What is the rare benign mass of the pancreas that is often seen in the tail and is more common in females? | Pancreatic Cystadenoma |
This portion of the pancreas sits directly anterior to the PV confluence | neck |
What is the name of the posterior medial projection of pancreatic tissue? | uncinate process |
What is the normal length measurement of the pancreas? | 15 cm long (about) |
What is the exocrine function of the pancreas? | digestion |
These cells aid in intestinal digestion | acini |
The venous blood of the pancreas consists of what? | SMV, SV |
The pancreas is slightly more echogenic than the liver, true or false? | true |
Pathology where the vessels rupture and lead to the destruction of pancreatic tissue | Hemmorrhagic Pancreatitis |
This cystic mass is slow growing with thick walls/septations | Pancreatic Cystadenocarcinoma |