Question
Islets of Langerhans are found as
anterior pituitary
kidney cortex
spleen
endocrine pancreas
Solution
D.
endocrine pancreas
The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine, ie, hormone producing cells. It was discovered by Paul Langerhans. They consist of 1 to 2% of the pancreas volume and receive 10- 15% of its blood flow. These are irregularly shaped patches of endocrine tissue located within the pancreas of most vertebrates.
