Which of the Following Is True About the Mode of Secretion

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is True about the mode of secretion of exocrine glands?

• A) Merocrine glands are not altered by the secretory process.
• B) Apocrine cells are destroyed, then replaced, after secretion.
• C) Holocrine cells are slightly damaged by the secretory process, but repair themselves.
• D) These glands are ductless.

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