Multiple choice

The goblet cells present in the intestinal lining are

  1. holocrine

  2. merocrine

  3. apocrine

  4. endocrine
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Goblet cells are merocrine glands because they secrete mucus through exocytosis without losing any cellular material. Merocrine secretion is the most common type, where secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane and release their contents. Holocrine glands lose entire cells, apocrine glands lose portions of the cytoplasm.

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