Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis ( 52 Questions)
Incorrect. Autodigestion is not related to insulin release from the pancreas.
Correct. Autodigestion is the process in which pancreatic enzymes are prematurely activated within the pancreas, leading to the digestion and damage of pancreatic tissue.
Incorrect. Autodigestion is actually a harmful process that leads to further damage of the pancreas, rather than a protective mechanism.
Incorrect. The process of converting food into absorbable nutrients occurs in the small intestine, not the pancreas.
A) Incorrect. Autodigestion is not related to insulin release from the pancreas.
B) Correct. Autodigestion is the process in which pancreatic enzymes are prematurely activated within the pancreas, leading to the digestion and damage of pancreatic tissue.
C) Incorrect. Autodigestion is actually a harmful process that leads to further damage of the pancreas, rather than a protective mechanism.
D) Incorrect. The process of converting food into absorbable nutrients occurs in the small intestine, not the pancreas.