<P> There are about 3 million islets distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human , each of which measures an average of about 0.1 mm ( 109 μm ) in diameter . Each is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin fibrous connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas . The combined mass of the islets is 2 grams . Islets of Langerhans can also form superstructures called islet clusters surrounding large blood vessels . The roundness of islets along the pancreas has also been quantified as an index of sphericity . Islets closest to the spherical form are mainly found in the tail of the pancreas , whereas the least - spherical islets are found in the neck of the pancreas . </P>
<P> There are about 3 million islets distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human , each of which measures an average of about 0.1 mm ( 109 μm ) in diameter . Each is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin fibrous connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas . The combined mass of the islets is 2 grams . Islets of Langerhans can also form superstructures called islet clusters surrounding large blood vessels . The roundness of islets along the pancreas has also been quantified as an index of sphericity . Islets closest to the spherical form are mainly found in the tail of the pancreas , whereas the least - spherical islets are found in the neck of the pancreas . </P>
where is the islets of langerhans gland located
where is the islets of langerhans gland located
distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human
distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human