pancreas
Digestive juice producer
The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach that serves two functions: it secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine, and it produces hormones—including insulin—that regulate blood sugar.
Inflammation of the pancreas is pancreatitis.
The adjective is pancreatic: pancreatic cancer, pancreatic enzymes.
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glucagonPancreatic blood-sugar raiser
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- polypeptideAmino acid polymer
Reaction-speeding proteins
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
- trypsinPancreatic digestive protease
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
exocrine · secretion · chyme · bicarbonate · zymogen · proenzyme · nuclease · digestive
Glandular tissue malignancy
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- pseudocystFluid pocket without lining
- Whipple procedureComplex pancreatic surgical resection
Behind the abdominal membrane
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
liver · gallbladder · bile duct · portal vein · head · body · tail · Santorini
Abnormally high blood glucose
- hypoglycemiaInsufficient blood glucose
- type 1 diabetesAutoimmune insulin deficiency disease
- type 2 diabetesChronic insulin resistance condition
- insulin resistanceReduced cellular hormone sensitivity
blood glucose · insulin pump · glucose monitor · A1C · metformin · autoimmune · prediabetes · gestational diabetes
Maintenance of stable blood sugar
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glucagonPancreatic blood-sugar raiser
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
protease · exocrine · secretion · chyme · bicarbonate · zymogen · proenzyme · nuclease · digestive · hydrolysis
adenocarcinoma
Glandular tissue malignancy
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- pseudocystFluid pocket without lining
Whipple procedure · malabsorption · jaundice · calcification · fibrosis
retroperitoneal
Behind the abdominal membrane
spleen · liver · gallbladder · bile duct · portal vein · head · body · tail · Santorini · ampulla of Vater
hyperglycemia
Abnormally high blood glucose
- hypoglycemiaInsufficient blood glucose
- type 1 diabetesAutoimmune insulin deficiency disease
- type 2 diabetesChronic insulin resistance condition
insulin resistance · blood glucose · insulin pump · glucose monitor · A1C · metformin · autoimmune · prediabetes · gestational diabetes · glucose tolerance
glucose homeostasis
Maintenance of stable blood sugar
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- diabetestype 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar, insulin pump, insulin resistance
- endocrine glandsadrenal gland, adrenal glands, adrenals, adrenal, parathyroid glands
- endodermgut lining, stomach lining, liver, thyroid, digestive tract
- corpo umanotesta, gamba, mani, lingua, dente
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- endocrinehormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, parathyroid
- pancreatic juiceDigestive enzymes from organ behind stomach
- pancreatic cancerMalignancy of insulin-producing organ
pancreatic juice, pancreatic, pancreatitis, pancreases, pancreatin, pancreatic cancer