Question

Why is pancreas referred to as heterocrine gland?

Answer 1

Heterocrine glands:

1. Heterocrine glands are glands that have both exocrine and endocrine parts.
2. The pancreas is called a heterocrine gland because it secretes the hormone insulin as the endocrine ability of the blood and the chemicals as the exocrine ability of the gastrointestinal tract.