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name the different digestive glands present in the human body. name the secretion they secrete
Asked by samrinrahima6 | 02 Jan, 2023, 10:57: PM
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The digestive glands associated with the alimentary canal include the salivary glands, the liver, pancreas, gastric glands, and intestinal glands. Out of these the major glands are salivary glands, pancreas, and liver.
Functions of the digestive glands
Functions of the digestive glands
- Salivary gland – it secretes salivary amylase enzyme which breaks starch into sugar molecules.
- Gastric glands – it secretes hydrochloric acid (HCl), pepsin enzyme, and mucus. Pepsin helps in the digestion of proteins while mucus helps in the protection of the inner lining of the stomach from acid.
- Intestinal glands – they secrete intestinal juices to break fat molecules and bile salts into simpler substances.
- Liver – it is an organ that secretes bile juice to break fat molecules.
- Pancreas – an organ that secretes insulin hormone along with pancreatic juices that break proteins, fats molecules in the small intestine.
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