ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Exocrine glands are ducted and release products through these ducts. Which is an example of an exocrine gland?
A
cells
B
sweat
C
blood
D
bile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A gland that makes substances such as sweat, tears, saliva, milk, and digestive juices, and releases them through a duct or opening to a body surface. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat glands, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, and digestive glands in the stomach, pancreas, and intestines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exocrine glands secrete sweat, tears, saliva, milk and digestive juices. A gland is a unit of cells that work together to create and secrete these substances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exocrine glands are the glands of external secretion. These are those that secrete substances on the body surface through a duct.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exocrine glands secrete their products directly into ducts, whereas endocrine glands release their products (hormones) into the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lacrimal gland (Tear ducts and glands near each eye) Mammary gland (Breast milk) Eccrine sweat glands (Perspiration or salty water release) Salivary glands (Saliva consisting of fluid with digestive enzymes) More items •28-Apr-2017

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