In which of the following types of glands is the secretion collected inside the cell and discharged by disintegration of the entire gland?

Question

In which of the following types of glands is the secretion collected inside the cell and discharged by disintegration of the entire gland? (A) Apocrine (B) Merocrine (C) Holocrine (D) Epicrine

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Holocrine is a term used to classify the mode of secretion in exocrine glands. Holocrine secretions are produced in the cytoplasm of the cell and released by the rupture of the plasma membrane, which destroys the cells and results in the secretion of the product into the lumen.

Q. In which of the following types of glands is the secretion collected inside the cell and discharged by disintegration of the entire gland?

Apocrine

Merocrine

Holocrine

Epicrine

Holocrine is a term used to classify the mode of secretion in exocrine glands. Holocrine secretions are produced in the cytoplasm of the cell and released by the rupture of the plasma membrane, which destroys the cells and results in the secretion of the product into the lumen.