Question

An example of merocrine gland is______.

• A. Pituitary gland
• B. Pineal gland
• C. Salivary gland
• D. Pancreas

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Salivary gland

Merocrine (or eccrine) is a term used to classify exocrine glands and their secretions. A cell is classified as merocrine if the secretions of that cell are excreted via exocytosis from secretory cells into an epithelial-walled duct or ducts and thence onto a bodily surface or into the lumen. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacrimal, sebaceous, and mucous. Exocrine glands are one of two types of glands in the human body, the other being endocrine glands, which secrete their products directly into the bloodstream. The major glands of the endocrine system include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, and adrenal glands.