What is the best description of an endocrine gland?
1. | They secrete mucus, saliva, ear wax and digestive enzymes |
2. | Their products are released through ducts or tubes |
3. | Unlike exocrine glands, they are not modified epithelium |
4. | Their secretions are secreted directly into the fluid bathing the gland |
Assertion (A): | Compound epithelium has a limited role in secretion and absorption. |
Reason (R): | Compound epithelium is made of more than one layer (multi-layered) of cells. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
3. | (A) is True; (R) is False |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False |
1. | dry surface of the skin |
2. | moist surface of buccal cavity |
3. | inner lining of ducts of salivary glands and pancreatic ducts |
4. | lining of stomach and small intestine |