Question

Regarding the assertion and reason; choose the correct option.
Assertion [A]: The second largest gland in our body is the pancreas
Reason [R]: It is also called a mixed (heterocrine) as it has both exocrine and endocrine parts in it.

• A. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is False
• B. Reason [R] is True and Assertion [A] is False
• C. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True, and [R] is a correct explanation to [A].
• D. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True, but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A].

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True, but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A].

Pancreas is the second largest gland in human body. It is also called a mixed gland or Heterocrine gland as it has Exocrine parts called Acini, which secretes Pancreatic juice and Endocrine parts called Islets of Langerhans, which secrete hormones like Insulin, Glucagon and Somatostatin. The latter statement has nothing to do with its size.