Glands

Question 1

Exocrine vs endocrine

Answer 1

exo = secrete onto surface
end = into bloodstream

Question 2

Mechanisms of exo excretions

Answer 2

merocrine
apocrine
holocrine

Question 3

Merocrine secretion

Answer 3

secretory vesicles in cell fuses with plasma membrane, contents released externally

Question 4

Apocrine secretion

Answer 4

some of apical cytoplasm “pinched off” with contents inside

Question 5

Holocrine secretion

Answer 5

cell dies to release components

Question 6

Types of exo secretions

Answer 6

mucous
serous
sebaceous

Question 7

Mucous components

Answer 7

water

glycoprotein

Question 8

Serous components

Answer 8

water
proteins
enzymes

Question 9

Characteristics of endocrine glands

Answer 9

well vascularized
ductless
excrete into blood stream