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Briefly describe the digestive functions of Liver and pancreas.

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Pancreas : (a) Pancreas secretes a juice which is sent to duodenum.
(b) Pancreatic juice contains two enzymes.
( c) The trypsin, which digests proteins into peptones, and pancreatic amylase, which digests starch into sugar.
(d) It also produces hormones - insulin and glucagon. This insulin is a very important hormone that regulates e sugar level in blood.
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