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Learning anatomy/Pancreas exocrine
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Centroacinar cell Pancreatic duct Duodenum
Biliary tract - Pancreas endocrine
Anatomy
Acinar cells in the pancreas.
2424 Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas
Function
Acinar cells make digestive enzymes and bicarbonate. Bicarbonate neutralizes the hydrochloric acid from the stomach. Amylase breaks down starch. Lipase breaks down lipids. Trypsin breaks down proteins. Chymotrypsinogen is activated by trypsin to make chymotrypsin. Chymotrypsin breaks proteins in the chyme.