Mesh term Pancreas
Browse to parent terms:Digestive System
Description
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.Browse to child terms:
Islets of Langerhans
Pancreas, Exocrine
Pancreatic Ducts
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