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the pancreas secretes insulin as well as bile.
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Does the pituitary gland make insulin?
No, insulin is made by beta cells in the pancreas. The pituitary gland is an endocrine organ, however, and it secretes many hormones. The anterior pituitary secretes FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH, and GH, and prolactin. The posterior pituitary secretes oxytocin and vasopressin that are synthesized by the hypothalamus.
Is DNA secreted by a gland?
No gland secretes DNA.
What secretes hormones that regulate metabolism?
The thryoid gland secretes hormones that regulate metabolism.
What is the primary gland that secretes epinephrine?
adrenal medulla
A cell or organ that secretes substances?
A gland is a group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off chemicals into the bloodstream where they can be transported to cells in other parts of the body.
Does the pineal gland secrete a hormone called insulin?
No, the pineal gland secretes melatonin. The pancreas secretes insulin.
Which gland secrets insulin?
The pancreas secretes insulin.
What gland secretes?
The pancreas along with glucagon and insulin.
What gland secretes Somatostatin?
The pancreas along with glucagon and insulin.
Is the pancreas a gland?
Yes, it secretes insulin in response to glucose levels, to keep them normal.
Does the pituitary gland make insulin?
No, insulin is made by beta cells in the pancreas. The pituitary gland is an endocrine organ, however, and it secretes many hormones. The anterior pituitary secretes FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH, and GH, and prolactin. The posterior pituitary secretes oxytocin and vasopressin that are synthesized by the hypothalamus.
Why the pancreas is called heterocrine gland?
It is both an endocrine (gland that secretes hormones; insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, among others...) and a digestive gland (breaks down sugars). Search Wikipedia for Pancreas and it'll give you the "details".
What gland scretes diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes is caused by any defect onlow or no secretion of insulin orimproper use of insulinInsulin is secreted by the gland "Pancreas". So pancreas is responsible for diabetes, it the cause is low insulin secretion (type II diabetes) or no insulin secretion (type I diabetes).Body cells is not sensitive to insulin, then diabetes type II is caused called as insulin resistance.
What gland in males secretes glucose?
seminal gland secretes glucose to nourish the spermatozoa
Who secretes adrenailin?
The adrenalin gland secretes that hormone.
Is Epinephrine the most significant hormone released by the pineal gland?
No, the pineal gland secretes melatonin. The adrenal gland secretes epinephrine.
What endocrine gland is located near the base of the cerebrum which secretes melatonin?
The pineal gland (or, epiphysis) synthesizes and secretes melatonin.
