Introduction The pancreas lies behind the peritoneum (retroperitoneal) in the upper abdomen. The pancreas has two parts, a so-called exocrine (= outward-facing) and an endocrine (= inward-facing). The exocrine part is the pancreas, i.e. a digestive juice that is released into the duodenum. The endocrine part produces the hormones insulin and glucagon and releases them … Tasks of the pancreas
Hormones of the exocrine component The main digestive enzymes found in pancreas can be divided into three major groups. Proteolytic enzymes (protein-splitting enzymes), some of which are secreted as zymogens, carbohydrate-splitting enzymes and lipolytic enzymes (fat-splitting enzymes). The most important representatives of proteases include trypsin(ogen), chymotrypsin, (pro)elastases and carboxypeptidases. These enzymes cleave proteins at different … Hormones of the exocrine component | Tasks of the pancreas