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