Biology

Endocrine and Exocrine Glands

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The endocrine and exocrine glands topic explores the human body's essential secreting structures, including the pituitary, thyroid, and salivary glands. Questions often focus on gland locations, their specific secretions, and crucial physiological functions. This subject is a core component of the general science syllabus across many highly competitive examinations.

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Endocrine and Exocrine Glands Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Cowper gland

  2. Bartholin gland

  3. prostate gland

  4. glans penis

  5. scrotum

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Skene's gland, (also known as paraurethral gland) found in females, is homologous ( similar in structure, but different in function) to prostate gland found in males.

Multiple choice
  1. Pineal gland, Hypothalamus, Pituitary gland

  2. Bowman’s gland, Lachrymal gland, Mammary gland

  3. Tarsal gland, Pineal gland, Mammary gland

  4. Pituitary gland, Lachrymal gland, Tarsal gland

  5. Hypothalamus, Bowman’s gland, Tarsal gland

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bowman’s gland, Lachrymal gland, Mammary gland: All are exocrine glands

Multiple choice
  1. The egg that is free from yolk.

  2. First milk that comes from the mammary gland of the mother just after child birth.

  3. The milk that is rich in casein and fat droplets.

  4. Small clots that are present in the nerves of the breasts.

  5. Hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is responsible for the ejection of milk.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first milk that comes from the mammary gland of the mother just after child birth for 2 or 3 days is called colostrum.