Question

Choose the correct option and complete the sentence:
(d) A gland which secretes both enzymes and hormones is

Answer 1

Answer: (c) pancreas.

• Pancreas is a mixed gland that is both exocrine and endocrine gland which secretes enzymes and hormones respectively.
• As an exocrine gland its secrets enzymes like trypsin and chymotrypsin which helps in digestion.
• As an endocrine gland, the pancreas secretes three hormones - glucagon, insulin and somatostatin from alpha cells, beta cells and delta cells of Islets of Langerhans (endocrine part) respectively.