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Assertion: Pancreas is a heterocrine gland.
Reason: Endocrine part secretes insulin and glucagon and exocrine part secretes an acidic pancreatic juice containing enzymes.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explantion of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explnantion of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
C
The pancreas in heterocrince gland (both exocrine and endocrine). The exocrine portion secretes an alkaline pancreatic juice containing enzymes and the endocrine portion secretes hormones, insulin and glucagon.
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