Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: The second largest digestive gland in our body is pancreas.
Statement 2: Pancreas function both as an exocrine and endocrine gland.
Both statements are correct.
Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
Both statements are incorrect
Pancreas -
The pancreas is a compound (both exocrine and endocrine) elongated organ situated between the limbs of the ‘U’ shaped duodenum
- wherein
The exocrine portion secretes an alkaline pancreatic juice containing enzymes and the endocrine portion secretes hormones, insulin and glucagon.