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Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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==Histology==
==Histology==
===Exocrine===
[[Image:Acini and islet.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Acini and islet of Langerhans - © RVC 2008]]
*Consists of acini, which resemble bunches of grapes.
*Each acinus consists of a single layer of epithelial cells surrounding a lumen.
*The epithelial cells produce the secretion (pancreatic juice) containing enzymes, ions and water.
*The secretion drains into a duct called the intercalated duct.
**Intercalated ducts converge to make ducts of increasing diameter, which eventually form either the pancreatic or accessory duct.
**These ducts drain into the duodenum.
**In some cases the pancreatic duct unites with the bile duct, and bile and pancreatic juice enter the duodenum together.
===Endocrine===
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==