where is pancreas?

Answer 1

Here are images and an excellent article:

http://www.medicinenet.com/images/illustrations/pancreas.jpg
http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/ahd/jpg/A4pancre.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/images/endocrine.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/edspoverview/primer.htm&h=483&w=400&sz=33&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=ElKQRLxalm6rIM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=107&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhuman%2Borgans%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/organ/pancreas.html
http://www.endocrineweb.com/pancreas.html

Answer 2

In humans, the pancreas is a 15-25 cm (6-10 inch) elongated organ in the abdomen located retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum). It is located posterior (situated at the back) to the stomach and in close association with the duodenum.
It is often described as having three regions: a head, body and tail.
* The body of the pancreas lies at the level of Lumbar vertibra 2 on the spine.
* The pancreatic head abuts the second part of the duodenum.
* The tail of the pancreas extends towards the spleen.
The pancreatic duct runs the length of the pancreas and empties into the second part of the duodenum at the ampulla of Vater. The common bile duct commonly joins the pancreatic duct at or near this point.
Please see the web page for more details on Pancreas.

Answer 3

The pancreas is a pear-shaped organ about 6 in (15 cm) long located in the middle and back portion of the abdomen. It is connected to the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, and lies behind the stomach. The pancreas is made up of glandular tissue, or cells that form substances to be secreted outside of the organ. Glandular tissues can be categorized as endocrine (secreting directly into the bloodstream or lymph) or exocrine (secreting into another organ). The pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine organ.

Glucose is a simple sugar molecule, but one that is necessary to every type of cell as a major source of energy. Insulin made in the pancreas has a critical role in permitting glucose to enter cells. Without insulin, the cells of the body literally "starve in the midst of plenty," and are unable to make use of sugar in the blood even if blood sugar levels are very high. This condition is called diabetes mellitus. Diabetes actually represents a collection of disorders resulting in high blood sugars related to abnormal insulin levels, or abnormalities of the receptor that binds the insulin to allow glucose to enter the cell. Diabetes is quite common in the United States, affecting 1–2% of the general population.

Type I diabetes, which is sometimes called insulin-dependent diabetes, is a disease in which a patient must use insulin regularly to avoid serious problems with cells starving for glucose and acidic waste products accumulating in the blood. In this form of diabetes, the pancreas is essentially not producing insulin. Pancreas transplantation is a method of treating type I diabetes that has achieved success rates of 80–85% in the past decade, success being defined as the organ recipient's remaining insulin-independent. In type II diabetes, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, blood sugar levels can often be controlled with diet, exercise, and medications taken by mouth. In some forms of type II diabetes the pancreas is not producing enough insulin; in other cases the receptor that binds insulin is no longer sensitive to it, or too few receptors are made by the cells that need glucose. Sometimes a combination of these problems is present. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a third type of diabetes, which is a temporary problem with blood sugar levels that exists only during pregnancy. Women with GDM, however, need to know they are at increased risk for developing type II diabetes.

Answer 4

Pancreas are just next to liver and its function is to prepare the juice which contain insulin and help to convert the excess amount of sugar to glucose and sucrose.As in the diabetic patients their pancreas got damage and it stop preparing insulin and due to this sugar level increases day by day that is the reason diabetic 1 patient takes insulin injections,which help sugar to breakdown.

Answer 5

In my anatomy class the pancreas is on the right side of the anatomy.

Answer 6

I beg to differ with left upper quadrant. I have a tumor on mine causing diabetes and mine cannot be operated because it is in the right upper abdomen behind the liver!

Answer 7

In the top loop of the small intesting where it connects to the stumach, usually under the liver. Its a little greyish yellowish fleshy color triangular flap in most mammals.

Answer 8

It is deep in your abdomen, along the back muscles. Its tail is under the base of your left ribs in the front and it's head is in roughly the same position on the right.

Answer 9

Just East of Liver and South of Heart.

Answer 10

If you mean a person I dont know but if you mean in the body it is beside your stomach and liver and produces fluids that take care of the fat etc,, you eat. If I am correct the juices contain acid that would clean metal.

Answer 11

Its near King's Cross in London