Question

Salivary glands are____________

• A. Merocrine
• B. Apocrine
• C. Holocrine
• D. None of these
  

Answer 1

The correct option is A Merocrine

• 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 then onto a bodily surface or into the lumen.
• The salivary glands are an example of merocrine glands.
• Hence, Salivary glands are Merocrine.
• So, the correct answer is 'Merocrine'.