HISTOLOGY
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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Question
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Exocrine cells secrete fluids into ducts; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the blood stream
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They are synonymous
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Exocrine cells secrete fluids to the outside of the body; endocrine cells secrete fluids into the inside of the body
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Exocrine cells secrete clear fluids; endocrine cells secrete opaque fluids
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Detailed explanation-1: -The key difference between the two types is that, whereas exocrine glands secrete substances into a ductal system to an epithelial surface, endocrine glands secrete products directly into the bloodstream [1]. Exocrine secretions form in the acinus, a small cluster of cells at the origination of glandular ducts.
Detailed explanation-2: -An exocrine gland is a gland that secretes its products into ducts that lead to the target tissue. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.