Question

Why it's pancreas considered as a heterocrine gland?

Answer 1

Pancreas secrets both enzymes,insulin and glucagon and acts as both endocrine and exocrine.Thus it is called asheterocrine gland

Answer 2

Answer:

Pancreas is the second largest gland in the human body. It is also called heterocrine gland because they have both endocrine and exocrine functions. The pancreas secrete hormones like insulin and glucagon as well as pancreatic enzymes.