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The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes through exocrine function and hormones through endocrine function. Areas called islets of Langerhans contain alpha and beta cells. Beta cells secrete insulin and alpha cells secrete glucagon to regulate blood glucose levels. When glucose levels rise after eating, beta cells detect this and secrete insulin. Insulin signals liver and muscle cells to absorb glucose, lowering blood levels back to normal. When glucose drops, alpha cells secrete glucagon signaling the liver

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