Title 43. PANCREAS AND GONADS.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1 PANCREAS: It is located in the abdominal cavity behind and slightly inferior to stomach, between duodenum and spleen. It is both exocrine and endocrine gland. The endocrine portion of the gland consists of groups of tiny cells scattered in exocrine portion. These cells are known as islets of Langerhans. Four types of such cells have been identified secreting different hormones. (a) Alpha cells secrete the hormone glucagon. (b)Beta cells secrete the hormone insulin. (c) Delta cells secrete the hormone Somatostatin or Growth Hormone Inhibiting Hormone (GHIH) and PANCREAS AND GONADS