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Which gland produces amylase and lipase?

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Answer: The pancreas.

Step-by-step explanation:

The gland that produces both amylase and lipase is the pancreas. The pancreas is considered both an organ and a gland. The pancreas is responsible for makes juices to break down food. The pancreas makes amylase to turn starch and glycogen into simple sugars. The pancreas also makes lipase for "digestive juice". It helps our bodies to be able to digest fats. The pancreas makes a majority of lipase, but it can also be made in your stomach or spit glands.

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Answer: The pancreas

Step-by-step explanation:

Along with lipase, the pancreas secretes insulin and glucagon, two hormones the body needs to break down sugar in the bloodstream. Other pancreatic enzymes include amylase, which breaks down a certain starch into its sugar building blocks, and protease, which breaks down protein into single amino acids.

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