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.
Answer by Beca96. Confidence votes 205. The liver is the largest gland and the largest internal organ in the human body. A gland is defined as any group of cells that manufactures and releases substances for use somewhere else in the body. The liver not only makes and secretes substances, but it has over 5,000 functions that have been identified, including immune protection, waste removal, metabolism and energy storage.