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NDA 2019 GAT · General Knowledge · Human Physiology · medium

The gland that functions as both an endocrine and an exocrine gland in the human body is the

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The gland that functions as both an endocrine and an exocrine gland in the human body is the
  1. A. thyroid
  2. B. pancreas
  3. C. pituitary
  4. D. adrenal
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Answer: (B) pancreas

The pancreas releases digestive juice through a duct to the intestine (exocrine) and secretes insulin and glucagon directly into blood (endocrine). Thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands are purely endocrine.
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