This page outlines information on the pancreas.
Several hormones participate in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism.
The pancreas lies inferior to the stomach, in a bend of the duodenum. It is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland. The exocrine functions are concerned with digestion. The endocrine function consists primarily of the secretion of the two major hormones, insulin and glucagon. These hormones are all polypeptides.