EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
EPITHELIA GLANDS
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Endocrine Glands
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Exocrine Glands
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None of the above
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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: -Salivary gland is an endocrine gland.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are exocrine glands? Exocrine glands release (secrete) substances through openings (ducts) onto your body surfaces. 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-4: -The pancreas is a gland with both endocrine (insulin and glucagon secretion) and exocrine (secretion of digestive enzymes) functions.