DMS333-KH2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The pancreas is what type of gland? | endocrine and exocrine |
What cavity is the pancreas located? | Retroperitoneal |
Name the 4 anatomic areas | Head, neck, body, & tail |
What is the posterior/medial projection of pancreatic tissue? | uncinate process |
What is another name for the main pancreatic duct? | Duct of Wirsung |
This is an accessory duct that drains the upper portion of the pancreatic head. | Duct of Santorini |
The exocrine portion of the organ aids in digestion with what type of cells? | Acini Cells |
What are the 5 digestive enzymes of the pancrease? | amylase, lipase, trypsin, nucleases, and sodium bicarbonate |
The islets of Langerhans are made up of what 3 cells? | alpha, beta, and delta cells |
What type of cells use insulin to convert glucose to glycogen? | beta cells |
What cells convert glycoen to glucose? | alpha cells |
This pancreatic lab value increases with acute pancreatitis within the first 24 hrs. | amylase |
This pancreatic lab value increases with acute pancreatitis 72-96 hrs after onset. | lipase |
What pancreatic lab value will decrease with an Islet of Langerhans tumor? | glucose |
What is the rapid progression of acute pancreatitis where vessels rupture? | hemorrhagic pancreatitis |
Recurrent attacks of pancreatitis, may be focal or diffuse. | chronic pancreatitis |
Encapsulated collection of pancreatic juice, blood and debris. | pancreatic pseudocyst |
What is the rare, benign mass that is usually foiund in the pancreatic tail, and is more common in women over 60? | pancreatic cystadenoma |
This will appear sonographically as a cystic mass with thick walls and septations. | pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma |
This tumor causes CBD obstruction and fluid retention in pancreas and is typically found in the head of the pancreas. | pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
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