What is the pancreas?

The  pancreas is an organ about 6 inches long and shaped like a thin pear lying on its side. The wider end of the pancreas is called the head, the middle section is called the body, and the narrow end is called the tail. The pancreas is found deep inside your body, behind the stomach and in front of the spine.

What does the pancreas do?

It has two main jobs in the body, it makes:



The location of the pancreas

The pancreas contains two types of galnds

Detail diagram of the pancreas



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