TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pathology of the Pancreas A1 - Greene, Kevin G. A2 - Reisner, Howard M. PY - 2020 T2 - Pathology: A Modern Case Study, 2e AB - The pancreas contains two distinctive types of glandular tissue, an exocrine component and an endocrine component, which allows the organ to perform two different functions. Exocrine glands secrete their products into a duct system. The ducts, in turn, transport these secretions to a specific target, the duodenum. Acini are the functional units of the exocrine pancreas. Endocrine glands secrete their products directly into the blood, rather than into a duct system. Islets of Langerhans are the functional units of the endocrine pancreas. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173780228 ER -