Fig. 10.9 Pancreas. (Sources of images and videos below. Used with permission.)

Videos

“The Exocrine Pancreas”

https://blausen.com/en/video/the-exocrine-pancreas/

“Enzymes”

https://blausen.com/en/video/enzymes/

“Endocrine Gland: Pancreas Secretes Hormones”

https://blausen.com/en/video/endocrine-gland-pancreas-secretes-hormones/

“Pancreatic Islets”

https://blausen.com/en/video/pancreatic-islets/

“Function of Insulin”

https://blausen.com/en/video/function-of-insulin/

“Diabetes”

https://blausen.com/en/video/diabetes/

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Description English: The pancreas has many functions, served by the endocrine cells in the islets of Langerhans and the exocrine acinar cells. Pancreatic cancer may arise from any of these and disrupt any of their functions.

Source Anatomy & Physiology, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6/, Jun 19, 2013.

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