Consider the following: (i) It is the second largest gland of human body. (ii) It’s juice is secreted by a special type of cells and is alkaline. (iii) It’s juice is called absolute digestive juice. These features specific for:

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pancreas. The pancreas is the second largest gland in the human body. It is both endocrine (ductless) and exocrine (ductile) gland. It produces pancreatic juice which contains 9.8% water and the rest contains salts and enzymes. It is an alkaline liquid with a pH value of 8.3-8.6. It contains enzymes to digest all three types of major food items (eg. carbohydrates, fats and proteins), hence it is called complete digestive juice.

Consider the following: (i) It is the second largest gland of human body. (ii) It’s juice is secreted by a special type of cells and is alkaline. (iii) It’s juice is called absolute digestive juice. These features specific for:

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