Chapter 5 QUIZ
Which cells perform the exocrine function of the pancreas
acinar cells
The most common form of malignancy of the pancreas is ____
adenocarcinoma
Courvioisier gallbladder is found in the presence of :
adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas
Which laboratory finding eleveates first in the presence of acute pancreatitis
amylase
What results from the maldevelopment of the 2 embryologic elements of the pancreas and consequent obstructioin of the duodenum
annular pancreas
Within which parts of the pancreas are mucinous cystadenocarcinomas most often located?
body and tail
______ is the palpable gallbladder caused b a biliary obstruction in the area of the pancreatic head
courvoisr gallbladder
Coexisting obstruction of the common bile duct and pacreatic duct may be referred to as the :
double duct sign
what is another name of the main pancreatic duct
duct of wirsung
What is another name for the accessory duct of the pancreas
duct or santorini
the portion of the bowel that encompasses the head of the pancreas is the ____
duodenum
The arterial blood supply to th ehead of the pancreas is via the _____
gastroduodenal artery
____ is the most common location of focal pancreatitis is within the _______ of the pancreas
head
the most common echogeicity of an acutely inflamed pancreas is
hypoechoic
One clinical sign of an insulinoma is the presence of _____
hypoglycemia
What hormone released by the pancreas that encourages the bodys use of glucagon
insulin
What is the most common islet cell tumor
insulinoma
One of the most common locations for a pancreatic pseudocyst is within the _____
lesser sac
What laboratory value appears to be more specific for acute pancreatitis?
lipase
What is the early sonographic appearance of acute pancreatitis
normal
The whipple procedure is performed on patients who has _____
pancreatic carcinoma
What results in a shortened main pancreatic duct that works to drain only the pancreatic head and not the entire pancreas
pancreatic divisium
What is a peripancreatic fluid collection that results from the inflammation of the pancreas
phlegmon
The pancreas is a(n) ___ organ
retroperitoneal
What is the enzyme released by the pancreas that neutralizes stomach acid?
sodium bicarbonate
The muscle that controls the emptying of bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum is the ______
sphincter of oddi
which of the following is associated with development of cysts within the pancreas
von hippel lindau disease
A gastrinoma of the pancreas can produce:
zollinger-ellison syndrome