LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 7MC
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The glands that release their secretions directly into the bloodstream are called endocrine glands. However, the glands that do not release their secretions into the bloodstream are called exocrine glands. The pancreas is the organ that functions both as an exocrine and endocrine gland.
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