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Question
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
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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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