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Sebaceous glad of skin is
Sebaceous glad of skin is
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The correct option is B Holocrine
- According to the mode of secretion, there are three types of exocrine glands in the body:
- Merocrine glands: secretion occurs as vesicles, no part of the cell is shed.
- Apocrine glands: a portion of the cell is shed with secretion.
- Holocrine glands: secretion occurs by the whole cell being ruptured.
- Sebaceous glands also called holocrine glands produce an oily secretion that keeps the skin soft and pliable and promotes retention of moisture, thereby helping to maintain hydration.
So, the correct answer is option B.
- According to the mode of secretion, there are three types of exocrine glands in the body:
- Merocrine glands: secretion occurs as vesicles, no part of the cell is shed.
- Apocrine glands: a portion of the cell is shed with secretion.
- Holocrine glands: secretion occurs by the whole cell being ruptured.
- Sebaceous glands also called holocrine glands produce an oily secretion that keeps the skin soft and pliable and promotes retention of moisture, thereby helping to maintain hydration.
So, the correct answer is option B.
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