Pumpkin seedsâalso known as pepitasâare flat, dark green seeds. Some are encased in a yellow-white husk (often called the shell), although some varieties of pumpkins produce seeds without shells.
The pancreas secretes pancreatic enzyme which is responsible for the breakdown of protein but it also secretes insulin so that we can get energy from glucose making it a part of the endocrine system or glands. The liver de-toxifies all of the blood that carries absorbed nutrients from the digestive system.
Other organs that are part of the digestive system include the liver, gall bladder and pancreas. LIVER. The liver is the largest gland in the body; it is multifunctional. To understand the function of the liver it is necessary to understand the blood supply to the liver. It is supplied by the hepatic artery in the typical manner but it is the only digestive organ drained by the inferior vena cava.