What digestive functions would be affected by the removal of the pancreas from a patient with pancreatic cancer?
a) Removal of the pancreas would severely impact chemical digestion because the pancreatic juices contain multiple digestive enzymes needed to digest all types of nutrients.
b) Removal of the pancreas will severely impact the detoxification of substances produced by the body and those that we eat and drink that can be harmful to the body.
c) Removal of the pancreas would not allow the duodenum to secrete the hormones secretin and CCK into the blood to digest lipids and proteins.
d) Removal of the pancreas will eliminate the release of bile from the pancreas and hinder the digestion and absorption of lipids and excretion of wastes that the kidney cannot excrete
Answer: a) Removal of the pancreas would severely impact chemical digestion because the pancreatic juices contain multiple digestive enzymes needed to digest all types of nutrients.
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