PancreasBy: Brianna Combs & Carrie Pohl

Where is the pancreas located?

What hormones are produced?

insulin and glucagon- Which regulate the level of glucose in the blood

Somatostatin- which prevents the release of the insulin and glucagon

What’s the affect of insulin?

Insulin enables energy use and storage decreases blood glucose concentration increases fatty acid and triglyceride

synthesis induces the cellular uptake of K+,

phosphate and Mg+

What’s the affect of glucagon

increase in blood glucose Low blood glucose is the main stimulus

for glucagon

The Importance

Homeostasis is regulated by insulin and glucagon

determines if a patient has diabetes or another related problem

What happens when the pancreas stops working

food is poorly absorbed too little insulin is made diabetes develops frequent passage of urine and weight

loss cancer

Pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas affects digestion and causing weight

loss severe pain

Fixing the problem

insulin injections pancreas transplant Antibiotics

Work cited

› "Enlarged Pancreas: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.

› "What Is The Pancreas?" What Is The Pancreas? N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.

› "Pancreatic Diseases: MedlinePlus." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.

› Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.