Question

The glands that secrete hormones into the surrounding tissue rather than bloodstream is called ___ .

• A. Endocrine gland
• B. Autocrine gland
• C. Paracrine gland
• D. Exocrine gland

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Paracrine gland

Paracrine glands are a type of glands that secrete hormones in short distances to nearby cells. The difference between the paracrine and the other types of glands are that autocrine glands secrete hormones that induce changes in the cell from which it was originally produced from, endocrine glands secrete hormones that enter the bloodstream to make changes in cells that are far away from the glands that produced them and exocrine glands are non-hormonal secretions that are secreted to the external environment of the body.