Salivary Glands Are an Example of Ductless Exocrine Glands

question 142

True/False

Salivary glands are an example of ductless exocrine glands.

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Definitions:

Hemiacetal Form

An organic compound characterized by a functional group with a carbon atom connected to one OR group, one OH group, an alkyl chain, and a hydrogen atom, typically formed from the partial reaction of an aldehyde with an alcohol.

Chair Conformation

A term in organic chemistry referring to the most stable conformation of cyclohexane, which resembles a chair.

Haworth Projection

A method of depicting cyclic sugars as planar rings with hydroxyl groups oriented upwards or downwards to show stereochemistry.

C2 Epimer

Isomers that differ in configuration at the carbon-2 position, often seen in sugars and related molecules.