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Gland that is positioned behind the stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes that are used in digestion, and also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon, which help to control the body’s blood sugar level.
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This organ creates juices and hormones, including insulin, that help digest food.
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The pancreas is a grayish-pink gland. Weighing about three ounces and measuring six to nine inches. It extends posteriorly from the small intestine to the spleen. The pancreas functions both as an endocrine and exocrine gland. The greater part of the tissue is composed of endocrine cells arranged in a group called islets of langerhans.. With the islets, there are alpha cells which secrete glucagon and beta cells which secrete insulin. ...
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| pancreas |
an organ behind the stomach, next to the duodenum with two basic functions: the production of enzymes that help digest food and of hormones (such as insulin) that regulate nutrient storage and use in the body.
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| pancreas |
An organ of the digestive system that secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon, as well as digestive enyzymes.
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