Pancreas quiz questions from red book

Which cells perform the exocrine function of the pancreas?

Acinar cells

The most common form of malignancy of the pancreas is:

Adenocarcinoma

Which of the following laboratory finding elevates first in the presence of acute pancreatitis?

Amylase

Which of the following results from the maldevelopment of the two embryologic elements of the pancreas and consequent obstruction of the duodenum?

Annular pancreas

Which of the following would be the least likely complication of a pancreatic transplant?

Biloma

Within which parts of the pancreas are mucinous cystadenocarcinomas most often located?

Body and tail

The Whipple procedure is performed on patients who have:

Chronic pancreatitis

All of the following are associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma except:

Decrease amylase and lipase

All of the following are sonographic features of chronic pancreatitis except:

Diffusely hypoechoic pancreas

Coexisting obstruction of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct may be referred to as the:

Double duct sign

What is another name for the accessory duct of the pancreas?

Duct of Santorini

What is the name of the main pancreatic duct?

Duct of Wirsung

The portion of the bowel that encompasses the head of the pancreas is the:

Duodenum

The arterial blood supply to the head of the pancreas is via the:

GDA

The most common location of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas is within the

Head of pancreas

The most common location of focal pancreatitis is within the:

Head of pancreas

Which part of the pancreas is located right to SMV, anterior to IVC, and inferior to portal vein?

Head of pancreas

Which of the following would be least likely cause of acute pancreatitis?

Hepatitis

One clinical sign of an insulinoma is the presence of

Hypoglycemia

Which of the following is the most common islet cell tumor?

Insulinoma

One of the most common locations for a pancreatic pseudocyst is within the:

Lesser sac

Which of the following laboratory values appears to be more specific for acute pancreatitis?

Lipase

Courvoisier gallbladder is the:

Palpable gallbladder caused by a biliary obstruction in the area of the pancreatic head

Which of the following is a peripancreatic fluid collection that results from the inflammation of the pancreas?

Phlegon

Which of the following is the enzyme released by the pancreas that neutralizes stomach acid?

Sodium bicarbonate

What vascular structure outlines the pancreatic tail posteriorly?

Splenic vein

Which of the following would be the most likely vascular complication of acute pancreatitis?

Thrombosis in the splenic vein

Which of the following is associated with development of cysts within the pancreas?

Von Hippel-Lindau disease

All of the following are clinical features of acute pancreatitis except:

Weight gain

A gastrinoma of the pancreas can produce:

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Courvoisier gallbladder is found in the presence of:

adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas

Which type of pancreatic transplantation is more common?

exocrine enteric drainage

all of the following are part of the exocrine function of the pancreas except for the:

production of glucagon

The pancreas is an

retroperitoneal organ

The muscle that controls the emptying of bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum is the:

sphincter of oddi

The most common echogenicity of an acutely inflamed pancreas is:

Hypoechoic

Which of the following is the hormone released by the pancreas that encourages the body's use of glucagon?

Insulin

What is the early sonographic appearance of acute pancreatitis?

Normal

Which part of the pancreas is located anterior to the portal confluence?

Pancreatic neck

What results in a shortened main pancreatic duct that works to drain only the pancreatic head and not the entire pancreas?

pancreatic Divisum