what are the functions of pancreatic juice?
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Pancreatic juice contains three digestive enzymes: tryptase, amylase, and lipase, that, along with intestinal enzymes, complete the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, respectively.
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This is a good question, but let's define "important" as "necessary for organismal survival".  In this case, both are EQUALLY important.  The endocrine function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin and glucagon which help to lower and raise the blood sugar levels, respectively.  Blood sugar level homeostasis is necessary for human survival.  On the other hand, the exocrine pancreas secretes trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic amylase, and other substances which aid in the digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.  Obviously, this is a function which is also necessary to human survival.  You simply can not live with only one of these pancreatic functions operational and so it appears that neither function takes precedence over the other.  Again, very thoughtful and insightful question!
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The liver has a bunch of functions. Not only does it help to filter things out of the blood, but it also produces cholesterol and stores extra energy that is released to the muscles as glycogen (a kind of carbohydrate). It also plays a role in digestion by interacting with the gall bladder, which is attached to it, but I don't remember exactly what the liver does in that case.
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Neither is more important.  Without both systems, the body would not be able to function, so both are equally important.  And the word you are looking for is exocrine, although the exocrine pancreas is the part of the pancreas that deals with digestion.  The real question is between the exocrine pancreas and the endocrine pancreas.  If you had to pick one, I would say exocrine is more important, but they are both absolutely vital.
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Yes you can. Both the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas can be replaced. The exocrine function can be replaced with dehydrated bovine and swine pancreas collected from slaughter houses, the supplement would digest your food for you!
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Digestive System Organs\n\nEsophagus- A simple conduit between the mouth & stomach.\nStomach- Where the enzymatic digestion of proteins initiated and foods are reducted to liquid form.\nLiver- It's major role is to provide bile salts to the small intestine, which are critical for digestion & absorption of fats.\nPancreas- Important roles as both and endocrine & exocrine organ- provides a potent mixture of digestive ezymes to the small intestine which are critical for digestion of fats, carbs and protein.\nSmall Intestine- Where the final stages of chemical enzymatic digestion occur & where almost all nutrients are absorbed.\nLarge Intestine- Major differences among species in extent & importance - in all animals water is absorbed, bacterial fermentation takes place and feces are formed. In carnivores, that's about the extent of it, but in herbivores; like the horse, the large intestine is huge and of critical importance for utilization of cellulose.\n\nEXCRETORY ORGANS\n\nLUNGS- Diffuses carbon dioxide from the blood, into the lung tissue, and then leaves the body everytime we exhale.\nLIVER- The largest internal organ in our bodies. Its numerous functions make it part of the circulatory, digestive, and excretory systems. Some proteins & other nitrogenous compounds are broken down in the liver by a process called deamination. The liver produces bile, which is temporarily stored in the gall bladder before being released into the small intestine where it helps break down lipid molecules. The liver removes & breaks down old red blood cells. It is also responsible for maintaining normal levels of glucose in the blood. The liver is ALSO responsible for removing potentially hazardous chemicals from the blood. It "detoxifies" the blood.\nSKIN- Sweat comes out of pores in your skin. Sweat is a mixture of 3 metabolic wastes: water, salts, & urea. So as you sweat, your body accomplishes 2 things: sweating has a cooling effect on the body, and metabolic wastes are excreted.\nKIDNEYS- they filter the blood. The kidneys help filter the blood.\n\nRESPIRATORY \n\nNose & Nasal Cavity- airway, moistens & warms air, filters air, resonating chamber for speech, houses smell receptors.\n\nPharynx (throat)- connects nasal cavity to oral cavity & larynx & esophagus. Is a common path for air and food.\n\nLarynx (voice box)- Provides an open airway. Routes food to the esophagus & air to trachea.\n\nTrachea (windpipe)- Descends from larynx & divides into the 2 primary bronchi. Is mobile; stretches, recoils, moves side to side. \n\nLungs- are the collective arrangement of the respiratory zone.
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the endocrine system's main function is to maintain homeostasis. it does so mostly through chemical messengers called hormones. hormones are produced in one organ and used in another. the endocrine system uses many glands such as the pituitary gland, which is like the director of the endocrine system, the hypothalamus, which controls the pituitary gland, and the pineal gland, which controls growth and development and so on and so forth. there are also numerous other glands, like the thyroid gland, the and non-glands, like the pancreas, that secrete (another word for make) hormones, in the case of the pancreas, it secretes insulin and glycogen, which lower and increase the level of sugar in your blood. \n\n\nhope this helps you at all and you had better not copy  this word for word.
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The gastric glands are of three kinds: (a) pyloric, (b) cardiac, and (c) fundus or oxyntic glands\n\n HCl used to break up large food items into smaller pieces by dissolving intercellular substances\n\n            also serves as immunological barrier and to activate gastric enzymes (e.g., pepsinogen to pepsin)\n\n      enzymatic digestion - enzymes used to cleave specific molecules\n\n            enzymes produced by salivary glands, stomach, small intestine and pancreas \n\n      fermentation – occurs in colon and distal ileum\n\n            use of symbiotic microorganisms (bacteria and protozoans) which give off by-products useful to the host (e.g., vitamin K)
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Digestion is the biochemical breakdown of food into constituents units with the help of hydrdolytic(digestive) enzymes.While chewing, the taste buds send stimulation and the outcome is the secretion of saliva by the parotid, submaxillary and sublingual glands. Saliva contains ptyalin which breaks down polysaccharides into disaccharides.Mucus of the saliva helps degglution( swallowing). In the stomach, gastric glands secrete propepsin which works in the acidic medium. It breaks proteins into dipeptides or peptides.So, in the mouth there is a  partial carbohydrate digestion and in the stomach there is a partial protein digestion. Mastication and churning are mechanical processes.
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Insulin secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas controls the blood glucose levels by stimulating body cells to increase the uptake and utilization of glucose; enhancing the formation of glycogen from glucose and by stimulating fat synthesis in liver. \n\nWhere as the other hormone GLUCAGON (secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas) increases the blood glucose level when the level goes below normal. This is done by accelerating the breakdown of glycogen to glucose and by increasing the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol(this can be used as a source of energy instead of glucose).
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It secretes insulin which helps your body metabolize food.
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The primary function of the male reproductive system is reproduction, which includes the production of spermatozoa, the transportation of spermatozoa from the testes out of the male body, the secretion by glands, and the placement of spermatozoa in the female reproductive tract. Spermatozoa are produced in the testes then transported from the testes by a series of ducts which become gradually larger and connect with the urethra of the penis.  Various accessory glands in the male system secrete materials which together with the spermatozoa constitutes the semen. A secondary function of the male reproductive system is the production of the male hormones which are responsible for the secondary sex characteristics of the male animal.\n\nhttp://www.cvm.okstate.edu/instruction/mm_curr/histology/MR/himrp1.htm\n\nThe male reproductive system, like that of the female, consists of those organs whose function is to produce a new individual, i.e., to accomplish reproduction. This system consists of a pair of testes and a network of excretory ducts (epididymis, ductus deferens (vas deferens), and ejaculatory ducts), seminal vesicles, the \nprostate, the bulbourethral glands, and the penis. \n\nhttp://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit12_2_repdt_male.html\n\nThe organs of the male reproductive system are specialized for the following functions:\n\nTo produce, maintain and transport sperm (the male reproductive cells) and protective fluid (semen) \nTo discharge sperm within the female reproductive tract \nTo produce and secrete male sex hormones \n\n\nhttp://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/2300/2376.asp?index=9117
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Its overall function is to collect information about the external conditions in relation to the body's internal state, to analyze this information, and to initiate appropriate responses to satisfy certain needs (Maintain Homeostasis). The most powerful of these needs is survival.
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Four hormones are produced by the Langerhans islet cells. Insulin is produced in the B cells, glucagon in the A cells, somatostatin in the D cells, and pancreatic polypeptide in the F cells. Insulin promotes anabolism (building up of tissues) and inhibits catabolism (breaking down of tissues) in muscle, liver, and fat cells. It increases the rate of synthesis (blending) of glycogen, fatty acids, and proteins. Lack of insulin causes diabetes mellitus (a disease characterized by excess sugar in the blood and other body fluids).\n\nInsulin's most important feature is its ability to increase the rate of glucose (a crystalline sugar) absorption by cells. Glucose is the most efficient fuel used by and found in almost all cells. Insulin causes a decreased concentration of glucose in the blood and causes the cells to store glycogen (a starchlike substance), mostly in the liver. It also promotes the entry of other sugars and amino acids into the muscle and fat cells. Insulin is therefore responsible for promoting fat storage in fat cells and for the total quantity of protein in the body.
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Based on the 2 conditions above, there are 4 functions.\n\nDigestive:\n\n * Production of Bile\n\nBile contains bile salts which help emulsify lipids (fats) into small oil globules.  Remember, Bile does not digest fats.  It 'chops' up fat in to smaller molecules so as to increase the surface area for enzymatic reactions.--> faster\n\n\n\nExcretory:\n\n * Deamination of excess protein (amino acids)\n\nThe toxic amino group is removed, converted to urea and is passed to the kidneys to be excreted.\n\n\n * Breakdown of red blood cells\n\nAlthough most of the breakdown of the RBCs occur in the spleen, products from the RBCs are sent to the liver for storage purposes.\n\n\n* Detoxification\n\nSolid matter are broken down by phagocytosis.  Bio-chemical conversion of soluble substances (e.g. drugs, alcohol) into harmless substances
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For digestive purposes.
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The main function of carbohydrates is to provide energy, but they also play an important role in: \nThe construction of the body organs and nerve cells \nThe definition of a person's biological identity such as their blood group \nEnergy source and storage \n Gut function and dietary fibre