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  2. Pancreas - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function. [2] 99% of the pancreas is exocrine and 1% is endocrine.

  3. List of human endocrine organs and actions - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland (or hypophysis) is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 grams (0.018 oz) in humans. It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae).

  4. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of hormones found in Homo sapiens. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. For example, current North American and international usage uses [ citation needed ] estrogen and gonadotropin, while British usage retains the Greek digraph in oestrogen and favours the earlier ...

  5. Gastrointestinal hormone - Wikipedia

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    The gastrointestinal hormones (or gut hormones) constitute a group of hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the stomach, pancreas, and small intestine that control various functions of the digestive organs.

  6. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    Pancreas, duodenum and bile duct Action of digestive hormones The pancreas is a major organ functioning as an accessory digestive gland in the digestive system. It is both an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland . [ 28 ]

  7. Heterocrine gland - Wikipedia

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    Endocrine function: This involves the secretion of hormones directly into the bloodstream. Pancreas produces hormones such as insulin and glucagon, which help regulate blood sugar level. Insulin is released when blood sugar levels are high, and it promotes the uptake of glucose by cells, reducing blood sugar (hypoglycemia).

  8. Enteroendocrine cell - Wikipedia

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    Enteroendocrine cells are specialized cells of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas with endocrine function. They produce gastrointestinal hormones or peptides in response to various stimuli and release them into the bloodstream for systemic effect, diffuse them as local messengers, or transmit them to the enteric nervous system to activate nervous responses.

  9. Ductal cells - Wikipedia

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    The hormone secretin stimulates ductal cells and is responsible for maintaining the duodenal pH and preventing duodenal injury from acidic chyme. Ductal cells mix their production with acinar cells to make up the pancreatic juice. [1] A diagram of the acinar cells in the pancreas, and will deliver enzymes from the acinar cells to the duodenum. [2]