What the stomach, pancreas, testes, and ovaries have in common is that they are

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What the stomach, pancreas, testes, and ovaries have in common is that they

are influenced by hormones from the anterior pituitary gland

have tissue that are derived from embryological ectoderm

form hormones that influence secondary sex characteristics

receive their blood supply from the superior mesenteric artery

are considered to be both exocrine and endocrine

are influenced by hormones from the anterior pituitary gland

have tissue that are derived from embryological ectoderm

form hormones that influence secondary sex characteristics

receive their blood supply from the superior mesenteric artery

are considered to be both exocrine and endocrine

Explanation / Answer

Testes produce sperms and let them leave the body, thus act as exocrine gland. Testes also produce testosterone, a hormone that does not leave the body, thus here it acts as an endocrine gland.

Similar to the testes, the ovaries also serve exocrine and endocrine functions. They perform their exocrine function by producing the living cells, the ova, and their endocrine function by producing two steroid hormones, estrogen and progesterone.

Pancreas is both exocrine and endocrine in function. It is exocrine by the way it secretes pancreatic juice.

Stomach secretes leptin through both an exocrine and an endocrine pathway. Thus, Stomach is considered to be both exocrine and endocrine.

Hence, the correct option is (e) are considered to be both exocrine and endocrine.

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