Glands That Secrete Their Product by the Bursting of Cells

question 48

Multiple Choice

Glands that secrete their product by the bursting of cells are ________ glands.

• A) apocrine
• B) sudoriferous
• C) holocrine
• D) endocrine
• E) merocrine

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