Pancreas acts as……..
a) endocrine
b) exocrine
c) both of them
d) none of them
Explanation The pancreas is an organ and a gland. Glands are organs that produce and release substances in the body.
Which of the
following portion of pancreas acts as exocrine gland?
a) the bulk of the gland
b) the islets of Langerhans
c) the whole pancreas
d) both a and b
Explanation the bulk of the gland is formed of acinar cells which synthesized pancreatic juice (digestive enzymes)
Pancreatic juice is delivered to which part of the digestive tract during food digestion?
a) stomach
b) duodenum
c) caecum
d) rectum
Explanation duodenum is the first part of small intestine
Which of the following cells of pancreas produce pancreatic juice?
a) α cells
b) β cells
c) acinar cells
d) all of these
Explanation The pancreatic acinar cell is a highly specialized structure developed for synthesis, storage, and secretion of digestive enzymes.
Endocrine pancreas consists of…….
a) the bulk of the gland
b) the islets of Langerhans
c) the whole pancreas
d) both a and b
Explanation in human about one million islets scattered among the acinar cells.
In islets of
Langerhans, each islet is a small mass of cells with how many types?
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
Explanation 1. Alpha cells and 2. Beta cells
