1. Picture taken from:
http://www.google.com.sg

2. Where is it located?
›It is located across the back of
the abdomen, behind the
stomach.
Picture taken from:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?
articlekey=4743

3. What is it’s diameter?
•The Pancreas is
about 6
inches/15 cm
long.
Picture taken from: http://www.elastase.com/
bilder/gastro/pancreas.jpg

4. @Pancreatic Cancer
Risks include smoking, age, gender (more common in
men), chronic pancreatitis, and exposure to some
industrial chemicals.
@Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often known as Diabetes, is a
syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a
combination of hereditary and environmental causes,
resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels.

5. What isit’sfunction?
To produce enzymes.
To produce hormones called glucose,
in the bloodstream.

6.  Pancreas is an organ which is only 6 inches long but
has such an important role to play in the human body.
 Alcohol affects the pancreas.
Picture taken from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas

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