PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine functions, it is therefore a mixed gland. Its endocrine secretions are the hormones insulin and glucagon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pancreas contains exocrine glands that produce enzymes important to digestion. These enzymes include trypsin and chymotrypsin to digest proteins; amylase for the digestion of carbohydrates; and lipase to break down fats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heterocrine glands are glands that have both exocrine and endocrine parts. The pancreas is called a heterocrine gland because it secretes the hormone insulin as the endocrine ability of the blood and the chemicals as the exocrine ability of the gastrointestinal tract.