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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[File:Pancreas.png|right|300px|thumb|A computer generated image of a [[pancreas]].]]
The [[pancreas]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System]] and an [[Endocrine Gland|endocrine gland]].
===The Pancreas and Digestion===
: The [[pancreas]] produces [[Digestive Enzyme|digestive enzymes]] including [[amylase]], [[protease]] and [[lipase]].
: The [[Digestive Enzyme|digestive enzymes]] are passed down the [[Pancreatic Duct|pancreatic duct]] which joins with the [[Bile Duct|bile duct]] before arriving in the [[Small Intestine]].
===The Pancreas as an Endocrine Gland===
: The [[pancreas]] produces [[insulin]] and [[glucagon]] to regulate [[Blood Glucose|blood glucose]] levels.
: In [[Diabetes Type 1]] the [[pancreas]] is damaged and cannot produce [[insulin]] to regulate [[Blood Glucose|blood glucose]] levels.
: In [[Diabetes Type 2]] the [[pancreas]] may be overworked having to produce much more [[insulin]] than it would in a healthy [[animal]].
===Meaning===
[[File:Pancreas.png|right|300px|thumb|A computer generated image of a [[pancreas]].]]
The [[pancreas]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System]] and an [[Endocrine Gland|endocrine gland]].
===The Pancreas and Digestion===
: The [[pancreas]] produces [[Digestive Enzyme|digestive enzymes]] including [[amylase]], [[protease]] and [[lipase]].
: The [[Digestive Enzyme|digestive enzymes]] are passed down the [[Pancreatic Duct|pancreatic duct]] which joins with the [[Bile Duct|bile duct]] before arriving in the [[Small Intestine]].
===The Pancreas as an Endocrine Gland===
: The [[pancreas]] produces [[insulin]] and [[glucagon]] to regulate [[Blood Glucose|blood glucose]] levels.
: In [[Diabetes Type 1]] the [[pancreas]] is damaged and cannot produce [[insulin]] to regulate [[Blood Glucose|blood glucose]] levels.
: In [[Diabetes Type 2]] the [[pancreas]] may be overworked having to produce much more [[insulin]] than it would in a healthy [[animal]].