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Pancreas: Function, Location & Diseases. The pancreas is located deep inside the abdomen. The pancreas is an abdominal organ that is located behind the stomach and is surrounded by other organs, including the spleen, liver and small intestine. The pancreas is about 6 inches (15.24 centimeters) long, oblong and flat. The pancreas plays an important role in digestion and in regulating blood sugar.
What the pancreas does. The pancreas has 2 important jobs in the body. The first is to produce the pancreatic digestive juices. The second is to produce insulin and other hormones to do with digestion. The part of the pancreas which produces the digestive juices is called the exocrine pancreas.he pancreas is a large gland. It makes digestive juices and insulin. The digestive juices flow down a tube into the duodenum. This tube is the pancreatic duct. The duodenum is the first part of the small bowel, where it is joined to the stomach.