STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ANIMAL TISSUES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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exocrine
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endocrine
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Either A or B
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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: -Exocrine glands have ducts-and they secrete onto a surface: examples of exocrine glands are: sebaceous and sweat glands (in the skin), salivary glands (oral), Brunner’s glands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The adult pancreas contains three major cell types: exocrine cells, organized in acini, which secrete digestive enzymes; duct epithelial cells which flush these enzymes to the duodenum; and endocrine cells, organized in the islets of Langerhans, that secrete hormones to the blood.
Detailed explanation-4: -The pancreas is an abdominal organ possessing both endocrine and exocrine functions. It produces a variety of hormones that mostly pertain to regulating blood sugar levels.