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The pancreas is called a mixed gland because it has both endocrine and exocrine functions
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What kind of gland is pancreaes?
The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine gland cells so it is a mixed gland.
The gland which can be classified as an endocrine and an exocrine gland is the?
Pancreas and the Ovaries(in females) are the glands which can be called both endocrine and exocrine.
What gland is also known as the mixed gland?
The pancreas is a digestive gland found just behind and below the stomach. The pancreas has two main functions:To produce pancreatic juice, which contains enzymes for the intestine to digest food such as protein, fat, starch, which are the three major nutrient materials.Pancreas releases insulin to lower the level of glucose in blood, and on the other hand, for the balance, it also secretes glucagon to elevate the level of glucose.The pancreatic juice contains bicarbonate (alkaline) that can neutralize acidic liquid coming from stomach, so that it protects the intestinal mucosa to avoid erosion.
Which organ produces lipase?
it's in the glands of the small intestine and in the glands of the pancreas which are the mammary gland or the pancreatic gland
What gland has more exocrine than endocrine tissue?
The Pancreas
What gland is called mixed gland?
The pancreas is a mixed gland because it has both endocrine and exocrine secretions. On the endocrine side there is insulin and glucagon to regulate our blood sugar levels. One the exocrine side the pancreas produces a number of digestive enzymes which empty into the duodenum of the small intestine to chemically digest our ingested foodstuffs.
What endocrine gland is a mixed gland located close to the stomach and small intestine?
its the pancreas. its mixed coz it has both exocrine(which swcretes digestive juices) and endocrine part(insulin and glucagon hormones)
What gland is also known as the mixed gland.?
The Pancreas is a mixed gland, it is a endocrine and exocrine gland.One that has both endocrine and exocrine functions; such as the pancreas, gonads, and the gastrointestinal mucosa.
What gland is also known as mixed gland?
The Pancreas is a mixed gland, it is a endocrine and exocrine gland.One that has both endocrine and exocrine functions; such as the pancreas, gonads, and the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Which gland makes a range of digestive enzymes?
The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine gland cells so it is a mixed gland.
What mixed gland is located close to the stomach amd small intestine?
The pancreas is the mixed gland located close to the stomach and small intestine.
What kind of gland is pancreaes?
The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine gland cells so it is a mixed gland.
A gland that produced pancreatic juice?
Um... The pancreas? It is both and exocrine and endocrine gland.
The gland which can be classified as an endocrine and an exocrine gland is the?
Pancreas and the Ovaries(in females) are the glands which can be called both endocrine and exocrine.
What gland is located under the stomach?
the pancreas gland is located under the stomach.
What is the name of the organ or gland that produces insulin?
Insulin is produced in the pancreas, which is not a small organ. There are specific parts of the pancreas which produce insulin, which are called the Isles of Langerhans.
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.
