What is the Pancreas- its function purpose in the human body?
Pancreas: A fish-shaped spongy grayish-pink organ about 6 inches long that stretches across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine). The narrow end of the pancreas, the tail, extends to the left side of the body. The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including insulin. The pancreatic juices are enzymes that help digest food in the small intestine. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood. As pancreatic juices are made, they flow into the main pancreatic duct. This duct joins the common bile duct, which connects the pancreas to the liver and the gallbladder. (The common bile duct carries bile (fluid that helps digest fat), connects to the small intestine near the stomach.) The pancreas is a compound gland in the sense that its composed of both exocrine and endocrine tissues. Exocrine function involves the synthesis and secret
