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A patient with a known possible predisposition to pancreatitis presents with severe and constant abdominal pain, nausea, tachycardia, and abnormal findings on abdominal examination.
Laboratory studies reveal leukocytosis, an abnormal appearance on x-rays of the abdomen and chest and hyperglycemia. The diagnosis is confirmed by the finding of an elevated level of serum amylase.
- As what gland type is the exocrine pancreas classified?
- How would you describe the composition of an asinus?
- Which zones are found in the cells forming the asinus?
- The centro-acinar cells form part of which cells of the pancreas?
- Which types of secretory ducts are found in the pancreas?
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