what job does pancreas do and where are they?

Answer 1

Se this site
http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/pancreas.asp

Answer 2

There is shocking anatomy going on here people! The pancreas sits a little below the stomach and behind it. The head of the pancreas, which is the widest part, sits very closely to the duodenum (the pancreatic juices mentioned above are secreted down the main pancreatic duct which runs through the pancreas and exits out into the duodenum, along with bile from the CBD through the ampulla of vater), the bile ducts (hence the jaundice from tumours of the pancreatic head which compress the common bile duct) and the pyloric sphincter of the stomach. The body and in particular the tail are close to the spleen, and those rarer, they are often more operable than those in the pancreatic head, although because they don't cause jaundice or other common symptoms, the disease has often become disseminated (spread to other organs, especially the liver). It is easy to see that with this, and the number of key vascular structures that run around the area (such the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Vein (SMA and SMV), plentic artery, portal vein, coeliac axis.....the list goes on...) it is often very difficult to remove many tumours.

The function of the pancreas is by and large what has been mentioned above, which is where diabetics run into problems.

Answer 3

In humans, the pancreas is a 15-25 cm (6-10 inch) elongated organ in the abdomen. One of the retroperitoneal organs, it is located posterior to the stomach and in close association with the duodenum.

The pancreas is an organ in the digestive and endocrine system (of vertebrates[2]). It is both exocrine (secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes) and endocrine (producing several important hormones, including insulin).

Answer 4

Your pancreas is slightly above your stomach and behind it. It has several functions. It produces both insulin and glucagon, which help regulate the level of sugar in your blood. It also is responsible for producing most of the enzymes that digest the food that we eat (they are released into the intestine, where they do their work)

Answer 5

Its underneath your stomach, in the centre of your body, and produces both digestive juices (which enter the intestine through the pancreatic duct) and hormones, such as insulin, glucagon, (which control sugar in blood.) It is about 6-10 inches long

Answer 6

under the liver and it regulates and creates the insulin needed to deal with the sugar in your diet and also something else (sorry can't remember) to deal with the fats in the diet.

Answer 7

Wish I could help. I'll be watching. My Mother died of pancreatic cancer. A sneeky desease they told me.~~~~~Jill