The pancreas is called a mixed gland because it
- A. is attached to both the liver and the stomach
- B. has both exocrine and endocrine functions
- C. stores bile between meals
- D. secretes hormones only
Explanation
Its ducts deliver digestive enzymes into the duodenum, an exocrine role, while its islets of Langerhans release insulin and glucagon into the blood, an endocrine role. Both jobs in one organ earn it the name mixed.
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