Question

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follows.

(i) Name the cells of the pancreas that
produce
(a) glucagon (b) insulin

Answer 1

Answer:
(a) glucagon – Alpha cells
(b) insulin – Beta cells

• As an endocrine/ductless gland, the pancreas has special groups of hormone-secreting cells called the Islets of Langerhans.
• Islets of Langerhans contain three different kinds of cells called beta, alpha, and delta cells that secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, respectively.