WAEC - Biology (2017 - No. 16)

Which of the following glands also serves as an exocrine gland?
Ovary
Pancreas
Adrenal
Thyroid

Explanation

The liver and pancreas are both exocrine and endocrine glands; they are exocrine glands because they secrete products—bile and pancreatic juice—into the gastrointestinal tract through a series of ducts, and endocrine because they secrete other substances directly into the bloodstream.

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