alleryStart learning →Glands that release their secretions through ducts belong to which system?
AThe editorial system
BThe exocrine system
CThe electric system
DThe eventual system
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The exocrine system
1. Endocrine glands are ductless and release into the blood.
2. The other kind of gland empties through a tube instead.
3. Those ducted glands make up the exocrine system.
4. Sweat and sebaceous glands of the skin are the examples given.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 17 'The Endocrine System', sections 17.1-17.9_
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