pancreases in English
noun
1
a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. Embedded in the pancreas are the islets of Langerhans, which secrete into the blood the hormones insulin and glucagon.
Crucial to this is the hormone insulin, which is secreted into the blood by the pancreas - a gland found behind the stomach.
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1. Pancreases secrete about 40% of the Amylase present in the blood