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The pancreas has functionally distinct regions: the ____ that are exocrine in nature and the ____ that are endocrine in nature.Multiple choice question.capillaries; ductsneurons, isletsislets; ductsacini; isletsislets; acini

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The pancreas has functionally distinct regions: the ____ that are exocrine in nature and the ____ that are endocrine in nature.Multiple choice question.capillaries; ductsneurons, isletsislets; ductsacini; isletsislets; acini

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The pancreas has functionally distinct regions: the acini that are exocrine in nature and the islets that are endocrine in nature. So, the correct answer is "acini; islets".

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