Connective Tissue

• In the normal adult pancreas there little connective tissue between the lobules and almost none around them. The acini are surrounded by a basement membrane but little other collagen exists.

Nerves

• The acini and ducts are innervated by bundles of unmeylinated nerves that travel through the intralobular connective tissue. The islets are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nerves.

Adipocytes

• There is 3-20% adipocyte cells in the pancreas depending on the age and the nutritional condition of the individual.

Goblet Cells

• May be found in the ductal epithelium especially in the main ducts (Mills ET AL 2007).