(25) Histological Methods and Dissection Approaches for Finding Endocrine Pancreas in Gambusia affinis

The pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen with the essential role of converting the food taken in into energy (“The Pancreas and Its Functions,” 2017). Its two main functions include exocrine functions that help with... [ view full abstract ]

The pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen with the essential role of converting the food taken in into energy (“The Pancreas and Its Functions,” 2017). Its two main functions include exocrine functions that help with digestion and endocrine functions that regulate blood sugar (“The Pancreas and Its Functions,” 2017). “The endocrine component of the pancreas consists of islet cells (islets of Langerhans) that create and release important hormones directly into the bloodstream.” (“The Pancreas and Its Functions,” 2017) The endocrine pancreas of the Gambusia affinis will be the focus of this research. It is the goal to find the location of the endocrine pancreas within the Gambusia affinis. It is hypothesized that located in the abdomen between the liver and the intestine. This poster will explain in detail the histological and dissection methods used to achieve this goal and test this hypothesis.