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What do glans produce
mucin
hormones
enzymes
waste products
Which glands don't posses ducts and secrete directly into interstitial fluid or bloodstream? Where are they derived from?
endocrine
multiple tissues
Which gland category posses ducts and their cells secrete products into their ducts? Where are they derived from?
exocrine
epithelial tissue
Endocrine glands ____ posses ducts.
don't
Exocrine glands ____ posses ducts.
do
What is the benifit of endocrine glands?
by secreting directly into the interstitial fluid and/or bloodstream, it is very quick
What act as chemical messengers to influence cell activities in other parts of the body?
hormones
Exocrine glands secrete product though a duct ____ body surfaces or ____ body cavities.
onto
into
What is another term for goblet cell?
Unicellular exocrine gland
mucin + water =
mucus
What produces mucin?
goblet cells
What do multicellular exocrine glands consist of?
duct
secretory unit
What are the two types of ducts? What do they look like?
simple - unbranched
compound - branched
What are the types of secretory units? What do they look like?
Tublar - tube
Acinar (alveoloar) - roundish
Tubloacinar - both tube and roundish
What are the secrection types?
serous glands
mucous glands
Which glands produce and secrete a nonviscous, watery fluid.
serous
Sweat, milk, tear, or digestive juices come from ____ types of glands.
serous
Which glands produce salivary glands?
mixed glands
What are the three secretion methods?
merocrine
holocrine
apocrine
Which glands are not damaged by producing the secretion?
merocrine
Which glands cells are disintegrated by producing the secretion?
holocrine
Which glands cells are decapitated by producing the secretion? Which surface is decapitated?
apocrine
apical surface
Which glands are oil producing?
holocrine
Mammary glands and some sweat glands are ____ glands.
apocrine
Which glandular cell release their secretion by exocytosis?
Merocrine
Also called eccrine glands
merocrine glands