Pancreas

Human Pancreas:

Pancreas is  an irregularly  shaped, pink  colored  gland.  It  is  located  in  the bend  of  the duodenal loop.  lt  is  a compound  gland,  dual  firnction  exocrine  and endocrine.  The exocrine  part  make up  99  percent  of the  glandular tissue  of pancreas.  They  secrete digestive  juice  called  pancreatic juice.  This  fluid  contains  water,  some  salts,  sodium hydrogen carbonate and  a mixture  of about 15 enzymes. The  pancreatic juice  passes  into the  duodenum  through  pancreatic  duct  which  joins the  common  bile  duct .The  endocrine  structures  are called  islets  of  Langerhans  which produce two  hormones insulin  and  glucagon.

Function:  Pancreatic juice  plays  important  role  in  digestion  and  the  hormones  controls

the carbohydrate  metabolism.