Question

The figure represents a certain gland.
(iii) State the function of it.

Answer 1

• The pancreas makes pancreatic juices which contain many digestive enzymes.
• The pancreas also secretes the hormones such as insulin that regulates the glucose metabolism.
• An exocrine function helps in digestion by secreting the pancreatic juice while an endocrine function regulates blood sugar by secreting the hormone-like insulin.