Question

pancreas act as both endocrine and exocrine gland​

Answer 1

Answer:

yes pancreas act as both endocrine as well as exocrine gland because it secret both harmones and digest enzyme.

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) Pancreas is heterocrine gland i.e. both exocrine and endocrine gland.

(2) The exocrine part is pancrealic acini. The cells of acini secrete pancreatic juice containing digest enzyme like trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, etc.

(3) Endocrine part of pancreas is made up of groups of cells called Islets of Langerhans. There are four kinds of cells in islets of Langerhans which secrete hormones. Alpha (z) cells (20%) secrete glucagon. Beta (B) cells (70%) secrete insulin.