Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Cell Junctions, Glands, and Membranes - Before You Go On - Page 167: 21

Answer

a. merocrine: have vesicles that release their secretion by exocytosis i. -ex: tear glands, pancreas, gastric glands b. holocrine: cell accumulate a product and then the entire cell disintegrates- i. secretions is a mixture of cell fragments and the substance the cell had synthesized prior to its disintegration ii. -ex: oil producing glands on eyelids and scalp

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Page 165 Modes of Secretion
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