Question

Which of the following is true about the mode of secretion of exocrine glands?A) These glands are ductless.B) Apocrine cells are destroyed, then replaced after secretion.C) Holocrine cells are slightly damaged by the secretory process, but repair themselves.D) Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process.

Answer 1

Answer;

D) Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process.

Explanation;

• Exocrine glands are named apocrine glands, holocrine glands, or merocrine glands based on how their products are secreted.
• Merocrine secretion is when cells excrete their substances by exocytosis; for example, pancreatic acinar cells.
• Apocrine secretion is where a portion of the cell membrane that contains the excretion buds off.
• Holocrine secretion occurs when the entire cell disintegrates to excrete its substance, such as sebaceous glands of the skin and nose,