Name two examples of each exocrine and endocrine glands.

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An exocrine gland is a gland that secretes its products into ducts that lead to the target tissue. Examples of exocrine glands are sweat, salivary, sebaceous, mucous gland. An endocrine gland is a gland which secretes its products directly into the blood stream. Examples of endocrine glands are pituitary gland, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, adrenal glands.

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(a) What is an exocrine gland? Name two exocrine glands.

(b) What is an endocrine gland? Name two endocrine glands.

Name any two glands which function as endocrine glands as well as exocrine glands.

Name one gland each :

(a) which acts only as an endocrine gland.

(b) which acts only as an exocrine gland.

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