The power of the pancreas
Chapter 1
The dual agent of the body
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Chapter 2
The master of sugar control
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Chapter 3
The ultimate digestive factory
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Chapter 4
The history of pancreatic discovery
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Chapter 5
Keeping the pancreas happy
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The power of the pancreas
Ch 4 · The history of pancreatic discovery
teacher Take the pancreas out and the sugar runs high! (Oh, it runs so high!) / That's how we learned it rules the body's sweet tide! (Yeah, the sweet tide!)
Fun Fact
Medical bargain: In 1923, insulin's discoverers sold the patent for just one dollar to keep it affordable.
Glossary
pancreas (noun)
A large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum and hormones into the blood. Greek anatomist Rufus of Ephesus first named the organ around 100 AD.
A large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum and hormones into the blood. Greek anatomist Rufus of Ephesus first named the organ around 100 AD.
Quiz
What did ancient Indian medical texts call diabetes due to its sweet urine symptom?
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How much did Banting and his colleagues sell the original insulin patent for in 1923?