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What is the function of the pancreas?
What is the function of the pancreas?
- Secretes hormones and digestive pancreatic juices (correct)
- Produces red blood cells
- Stores bile and releases it into the small intestine
- Filters toxins from the blood
Where is the pancreas located in the body?
Where is the pancreas located in the body?
- Transversely across the posterior abdominal wall at the level of L1 & L2 (correct)
- Behind the heart
- Vertically along the spine
- In the pelvic cavity
What are the parts into which the pancreas is divided?
What are the parts into which the pancreas is divided?
- Upper, middle, lower
- Right lobe, left lobe
- Inner core, outer layer
- Head, neck, body, tail (correct)
Where does the head of the pancreas lie?
Where does the head of the pancreas lie?
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What process projects from the lower & left part of the head of pancreas?
What process projects from the lower & left part of the head of pancreas?
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What are the two main functions of the pancreas?
What are the two main functions of the pancreas?
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Where is the head of the pancreas located?
Where is the head of the pancreas located?
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What is the shape of the pancreas?
What is the shape of the pancreas?
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Where does the tail of the pancreas reach?
Where does the tail of the pancreas reach?
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What is the size of the pancreas?
What is the size of the pancreas?
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