Log In Sign Up Subjects Health & Medicine Endocrine system What is pancreatic juice?Question:What is pancreatic juice?The Pancreas:The pancreas is a digestive organ that contains both endocrine and exocrine
A recent medical procedure What makes your poop brown in color is the mix of dead red blood cells (RBCs) and bacterial waste in your bowels. The bile juice in your gut usually has a yellowish-green color, but the bacteria present in the intestines will add color to the bile juice making...
What is pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is inflammation of your pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that makes insulin. It also makes enzymes (digestive juices) that help your body digest food. Pancreatitis may be an acute (short-term) problem that happens only once. It may become a chronic (long...
The exocrine pancreas produces natural juices called pancreatic enzymes to break down food. These enzymes travel via tubes or ducts to reach the duodenum. The pancreas makes about eight ounces of digestive juice filled with enzymes every day. The different enzymes are: Lipase: Along with bile, t...
Describe how bile and pancreatic juice secretion into the small intestine are regulated. Which two organ systems include the pancreas? What organ structures make up the urinary system? What are the contributions that the liver and pancreas make to the digestive process?
Most pancreatic cancers begin in the ducts that carry pancreatic juices. Cancer of the pancreas may be called pancreatic cancer or carcinoma of the pancreas. A rare type of pancreatic cancer begins in the cells that makes insulin and other hormones. Cancer that begins in these cells is called...
When the pancreatic hormones are released into the blood stream, it is termed as endocrine secretion. On the other hand, the process of emptying pancreatic juice into the duodenum of small intestine is called exocrine secretion. The thoracic cage is made up of twelve uniquely curved bones, havin...
It is really important to calm your body and eat your food in a relaxed state. This will help your body produce enough digestive juices to adequately break down, sterilize, and absorb the nutrients you are putting inside of it. When you are stressed out, you will not be able to digest...
Wheat germ is the innermost part of the wheat kernel. It is the most nutrient rich part of the grain. The germ is rich in B vitamins, zinc, and vitamin E. Sprinkle wheat germ on top of yogurt or cereal or add it to a shake. Wheat germ makes an easy addition to bump up the nutr...
State the role of pancreatic juice in digestion and explain how the entry of this fluid into the small intestine is regulated.Explain the role of the hormones cholecystokinin and secretin in regulating the release of bile and pancreatic juices....