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Question
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Solution
The pancreas releases two main hormones, Glucagon and Insulin.
1) Glucagon helps in increasing sugar level of the body.
2) Insulin helps in decreasing sugar level of the body.
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