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glands
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the release o from the gland cell of a substance that has been synthesized by the cell and that usually affectsother cells in other parts of the body | secretion |
| expulsion of waste products | excretion |
| glands witout ducts, which empty their secretory products directly into the blood stream | endocrine gland |
| glands that empty their secretory products on an epithelial surface, usually by means of ducts | exocrine glands |
| a relative stable but constantly changing stat of the body | homeokinesis/homeostasis |
| a gland with ducts that do not branch | simple gland |
| a gland with ducts that branches into lobes and maybe further divided into lobules | complex gland |
| secretions are passed through the cell wall without any appreciable loss of cytoplasm or noticalbe damage to the cell membrane | merocrine gland |
| hair follicles of the skin | halocrine gland |
| glands that looses a small amount of cytoplasm and cell membrane, sweat and prostate | apocrine gland |
| secretions are passed through the cell wall without any appreciable loss of cytoplasm or noticalbe damage to the cell membrane | merocrine gland |
| hair follicles of the skin | halocrine gland |
| glands that looses a small amount of cytoplasm and cell membrane, sweat and prostate | apocrine gland |
| secretions are passed through the cell wall without any appreciable loss of cytoplasm or noticalbe damage to the cell membrane | merocrine gland |
| hair follicles of the skin | halocrine gland |
| glands that looses a small amount of cytoplasm and cell membrane, sweat and prostate | apocrine gland |