Question

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

(iii) Why is pancreas referred to as an 'exo-endocrine gland'?

Answer 1

Answer

• Pancreas is referred to as an exo endocrine gland as it has both endocrine and exocrine cells.
• As an exocrine/duct gland, the pancreas secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum for digestion.
• As an endocrine/ductless gland, the pancreas has special groups of hormone-secreting cells called the Islets of Langerhans.
• These cells produce three hormones - insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin.