HISTOLOGY
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Endocrine
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Exocrine
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Two principal types of glands exist: exocrine and endocrine. 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].
Detailed explanation-2: -Exocrine glands are glands with ducts that secrete materials onto some surface-generally the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, or respiratory epithelium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Exocrine glands have ducts that carry their secretory product to a surface. These glands include the sweat, sebaceous, and mammary glands and, the glands that secrete digestive enzymes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exocrine glands include the sweat, sebaceous, and mammary glands, and the glands that secrete digestive enzymes. Most glands in the body are exocrine types.