Types and General Properties of Glands

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Which type of glands secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system?

Endocrine glands (correct)

Ductless glands

Thyroid glands

Exocrine glands

What is a characteristic feature of endocrine glands?

Duct leading to the body surface

Storage of bile salts

Rich vascularization (correct)

Production of sweat for cooling

Which gland is an example of an exocrine gland?

Gallbladder (correct)

Liver

Sweat gland

Thyroid gland

What is a distinguishing feature of exocrine glands?

Presence of a duct leading to the body surface Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands sometimes contain more than one kind of secretory cell, each producing a different hormone?

Endocrine glands Signup and view all the answers

In some exocrine glands, what substances are added to the primary fluid by exocytosis of secretory vesicles?

Proteins Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between exocrine glands and endocrine glands?

Endocrine glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream without forming a primary fluid. Signup and view all the answers

What do mammary glands add to the primary fluid before the milk is consumed by the young?

Hormones Signup and view all the answers

Which exocrine gland mentioned does not add much in the way of additives to the primary fluid?

Sweat glands Signup and view all the answers

What is released by cells within the atria of the heart in response to factors like a rise in venous pressure?

Atrial natriuretic peptide Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream?

Endocrine glands Signup and view all the answers

In which gland are amylase and glycoproteins added to the primary fluid by exocytosis?

Mammary glands Signup and view all the answers

Types and General Properties of Glands

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Which type of glands secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system?

What is a characteristic feature of endocrine glands?

Which gland is an example of an exocrine gland?

What is a distinguishing feature of exocrine glands?

Which type of glands sometimes contain more than one kind of secretory cell, each producing a different hormone?

In some exocrine glands, what substances are added to the primary fluid by exocytosis of secretory vesicles?

What is the primary difference between exocrine glands and endocrine glands?

What do mammary glands add to the primary fluid before the milk is consumed by the young?

Which exocrine gland mentioned does not add much in the way of additives to the primary fluid?

What is released by cells within the atria of the heart in response to factors like a rise in venous pressure?

Which type of glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream?

In which gland are amylase and glycoproteins added to the primary fluid by exocytosis?

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