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Endocrine

Regulates the body with hormones released into the blood.

Human organs

Pâncreas

Pancreas

Glândula de dupla função que libera enzimas digestivas no intestino e os hormônios que estabilizam a glicemia.

Função: Enzimas digestivas e insulina
Localização: Atrás do estômago, cruzando o abdome superior
Structures: 6 labelled

Structures to know

Cabeça · Caput pancreatis — Envolvida pelo duodeno
Corpo · Corpus pancreatis — Cruza a coluna
Cauda · Cauda pancreatis — Alcança o baço
Ducto pancreático · Ductus pancreaticus — Leva as enzimas ao intestino
Neck · Collum pancreatis — The narrow join between head and body
Islets of Langerhans · Insulae pancreaticae — Release insulin and glucagon

Study material only — this is not medical advice or a diagnostic tool.

Reviewed 2026-08-18 · Structure names follow Terminologia Anatomica (TA2).