Quiz on Glands and Glandular Epithelium

What is the origin of glands?

• Connective tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Epithelial tissue

• Nervous tissue

What shape can secretory end pieces of glands take?

• Long and thin

• Flask-shaped and cylindrical

• Flat and round

• Square and triangular

What type of gland secretes products into the bloodstream?

• Endocrine gland

• Paracrine gland

• Exocrine gland

• Unicellular gland

Which type of gland is composed of a single cell?

• Simple gland

• Unicellular gland

• Multicellular gland

• Compound gland

What is a characteristic of merocrine glands?

• Partial loss of cytoplasm

• No loss of cytoplasm

• Cells burst to release secretion

• Cells are released as secretion

Which gland type secretes thick viscous material?

• Mixed gland

• Mucous gland

• Serous gland

• Cytocrine gland

What do myoepithelial cells do?

• Support connective tissue

• Secrete hormones

• Form ducts

• Express secretion

What is the function of the proximal part of gland invagination?

• Forms the stroma

• Forms the excretory duct

• Forms the parenchyma

• Forms the secretory end piece

What type of gland has multiple ducts?

• Simple gland

• Unicellular gland

• Endocrine gland

• Compound gland

What is the main function of serous glands?

• Secrete mucus

• Secrete thin watery material

• Secrete hormones

• Secrete fat