Question

Which gland secretes digestive enzymes as well as hormones?

Answer 1

Pancreas:

1. An organ that is located in the abdomen is called the pancreas.
2. It is crucial to the process of turning the food consumed energy for the body's cells.
3. The pancreas serves both as an exocrine and endocrine gland.
4. The exocrine gland is a gland that produces and releases bodily fluids such as saliva, perspiration, tears, milk, and digestive juices through a duct or other orifice to a body surface.
5. A gland that produces hormones that are immediately released into the circulation and go to all of the body's tissues and organs is called the endocrine gland.
6. Because it functions as both an endocrine and an exocrine gland, it is known as a mixed gland.
7. The pancreas produces both enzymes and hormones and aids in digestion.