GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

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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 their products directly into ducts, whereas endocrine glands release their products (hormones) into the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of exocrine glands are sweat, salivary, sebaceous, mucous gland. An endocrine gland is a gland which secretes its products directly into the blood stream. Examples of endocrine glands are pituitary gland, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, adrenal glands.

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