The Function of the pancreas
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The pancreas is located deep in the body behind the stomach. It is shaped like a fish and produces proteins, sodium bicarbonates, and pancreatic juices. These juices mix with bile from the liver and gallbladder and empty into the small intestines, where they neutralize stomach acids and help digest food into smaller pieces, demonstrating the important role the pancreas plays in the body's digestive functions.
The Function of the pancreas
- 1. Some Information to Understand The Purpose of the Pancreas
- 2. Location of Pancreas The Pancreas is located behind the stomach which is deep in the body. It is shaped like a fish and 6 inches long and less than 2 inches wide.
- 3. Pancreas Close Up The pancreas has a common bile duct, Pancreatic duct and is attached to the small intestines.
- 5. Conclusion This is to help understand what important role the pancreas has a part of the function of your body.
- 6. Pancreas Juices Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder, then joiners the pancreatic juices to empty into the small intestines.
- 7. Purpose of Pancreas Juices The smell and taste of food as well as the eating of food triggers the bile and pancreas enzymes to mix and be released into the small intestines to neutralize the stomach acids to digest food into smaller pieces.
- 8. Conclusion This is to show how important the pancreas is to the function of your body.