Functional classification of exocrine glands is based on
A)shape of the gland.
B)size of the gland.
C)how the gland release its secretory product.
D)how the gland synthesizes its secretory product.
E)All of these answer choices are correct.

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Functional classification of exocrine glands is based on how the gland releases its secretory product. This classification includes merocrine glands (release their secretions via exocytosis), apocrine glands (release their secretory product by pinching off the apical region of their cell membrane), and holocrine glands (release their secretions by the rupture of the entire cell). The shape or size of the gland, as well as how it synthesizes its secretory product, are not used in the functional classification of exocrine glands.

Functional Classification of Exocrine Glands Is Based on