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Identify the holocrine gland from the following.

A
Mammary glands
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B
Sebaceous glands
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C
Liver
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D
Pancreas
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Solution

The correct option is C Sebaceous glands
Holocrine gland is part of the exocrine gland in which whole part of the gland is destroyed after secretion. As its secretion carries entire secreting cell exocrine is called as a holocrine gland. Their secretions are produced in the cytoplasm of the cell and releases into the lumen when plasma membrane get ruptured or destroyed e.g., sebaceous glands.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.


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