Question

Study the diagramgiven below and then answer the questions that follows.

(v) What is the technical term for the cells of the pancreas that produce endocrine hormones?

Answer 1

Answer: Islets of Langerhans

• Islets of Langerhans are special group of hormone-secreting cells found in the pancreas.
• These cells are scattered in the entire gland.
• The islet cells produce three hormones – insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin from three different kinds of cells called beta, alpha, and delta cells respectively.