Why is the pancreas both an endocrine and an exocrine gland?
A) It secretes bile through the pancreatic duct and insulin into the blood.
B) It secretes insulin through the pancreatic duct and bile into the blood.
C) It secretes secretin through the pancreatic duct and insulin into the blood.
D) It secretes pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct and insulin into the blood.
E) It secretes insulin through the pancreatic duct and secretin into the blood.

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As an exocrine gland, the pancreas secretes pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct. As an endocrine gland, it secretes insulin into the blood.

Why Is the Pancreas Both an Endocrine and an Exocrine