Pancreas - Penny chapter 5

Courvoisier gallbladder is found in the presence of:

Adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas are most often located within which parts of the pancreas?

Body & Tail

All of the following are clinical findings associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma:

Epigastric pain, Weight loss, Jaundice Except: Decreased Amylase and Lipase

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

Gastroduodenal Artery

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

Insulinoma

Which cells carry out the exocrine function of the pancreas?

Acinar cells

The most common form of malignancy of the pancreas is:

Adenocarcinoma

All of the following are sonographic features of chronic pancreatitis:

Dilated pancreatic duct, calcification within the pancreas, Pancreatic pseudocyst Except: Diffusely hypoechoic pancreas

Co-existing obstruction of the CBD and pancreatic duct may be referred to as the:

Double-duct sign

What is an additional name for the accessory duct of the pancreas?

Duct of Santorini

What is the name for the main pancreatic duct?

Duct of Wirsung

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

Duodenum

Which part of the pancreas is located right lateral to SMV, Anterior to IVC & inferior to portal vein?

Head

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

Head of the pancreas

The most common location of focal pancreatitis is within the:

Head of the pancreas

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

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

Lesser Sac

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

Leukocytosis, Back pain & Fever Except: weight loss

Which lab value listed below appears to be more specific for acute pancreatitis?

Lipase

One clinical sign of an insulinoma is the presence of:

Low blood sugar symptoms

What is the early sonographic appearance of acute pancreatitis?

Normal

Courvoisier gallbladder is:

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

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

Pancreatic neck

All of the folliwng are part of the exocrine function of the pancreas:

Production of: Lipase, Amylase & Sodium Bicarbonate Except: Glucagon

The pancreas is an:

Retroperitoneal organ

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

Spincter of Oddi

The pancreatic tail is outlines posteriorly by what vascular structure?

Splenic vein

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