Question

What is the difference between endocrine glands and exocrine glands?

Answer 1

Glands:

1. Glands refer to cells, tissues, or organs that synthesize a specific secretion for carrying out specific functions.
2. Glands are categorized into four types: endocrine glands, exocrine glands, heterocrine glands, and mixed organs.

Endocrine and exocrine glands:

The differences between the endocrine and the exocrine glands are given below in the table.

Endocrine Glands	Exocrine Glands
Endocrine glands are ductless, and they pour their secretions directly into the circulatory system for transporting them to the target organs.	Exocrine glands are duct-bearing glands that pour their secretions into the ducts, which further release the secretions onto the surface of the target organs.
The target organs of these glands are located quite far from the glands.	The target organs of these glands are located quite close to the glands.
Some examples of endocrine glands are the hypothalamus gland, pituitary gland, thymus, etc.	Examples of exocrine glands are gastric glands, sweat glands and salivary glands.