NEET Biology question

Endocrine glands are also called

(A)Exocrine glands
(B)Ductless glandsCorrect
(C)Heterocrine glands
(D)Enzyme secreting glands

Answer: (B)

Solution

Exocrine glands release secretions through ducts, the opposite of endocrine glands, ruling out (a); heterocrine glands are mixed glands possessing both exocrine and endocrine portions (such as the pancreas, testis and ovary), which is a different category altogether, ruling out (c); "holocrine" instead describes a

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