Question

Heather presented to her class a report about the pancreas. Which statement in Heather’s report was not accurate? The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine functions. The pancreas regulates blood sugar concentration. The pancreas triggers the development of secondary sex characteristics. The pancreas helps digest fat, protein, and carbohydrates.

Answer 1

Answer:

Insulin, together with its principal counter- regulatory hormone glucagon, regulates blood glucose concentrations. Pancreatic β cells secrete

Answer 2

Statement in Heather’s report not accurate was , The pancreas triggers the development of secondary sex characteristics:-

• Pancreas has both endocrine as well as exocrine functions . The endocrine parts includes hormones like insulin and glucagon which regulate the blood sugar balance while the exocrine part helps secrete digestive enzymes like trypsin and lipase.
• Moreover, the pancreatic enzymes can break down sugars, fats and heavy proteins.
• Pancreas has no role in development of secondary sexual characters in humans. Hence the statement is incorrect.