Your pancreas is a large fish-like gland located behind your stomach and close to the duodenum-the first part of your small intestine.
Functions of the pancreas include:
1. Produce and secrete digestive juices or enzymes, which aid in the digestion of food.
2. Produce and release the hormones insulin and glucagon into the blood. These hormones help in regulating blood sugar.
Related topics:
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Functions of the pancreas include:
1. Produce and secrete digestive juices or enzymes, which aid in the digestion of food.
2. Produce and release the hormones insulin and glucagon into the blood. These hormones help in regulating blood sugar.
Related topics:
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- ECRP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
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