Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 8

The gland in the human body which secretes both enzymes and hormones is:

  1. Liver

  2. Pancreas

  3. Salivary gland

  4. Pituitary

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Answer: (B) Pancreas

Explanation

The pancreas is both an exocrine gland, secreting digestive enzymes (amylase, lipase, trypsin) into the intestine, and an endocrine gland, whose islets of Langerhans secrete the hormones insulin and glucagon.