12 Exocrine Pancreas
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Pancreatic Fluid
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- left side: same as plasma
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- slow flow rate: all bicarb reabsorbed
- quick flow rate: not enough time to absorb bicarb
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Pancreatic Enzymes
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- vasovagal reflex
- signal from duodenum to pancreas via vagus nerve
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Amylase
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- breaks down into smaller saccharides
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- only monosaccharides absorbed
- at brush border: rate limiting step
Lipase
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Protein
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- auto activation of trypsin starts acute pancreatitis
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