Biology

Endocrine and Exocrine Glands

690 Questions

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

Sebaceous glands are absent in

  1. eyelids and palms of the hands

  2. palms of the hands and soles of the feet

  3. soles of the feet and labia minora

  4. eyelids and labia minora
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Sebaceous glands are absent in these hairless areas.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a gastric gland?

  1. Sublingual glands

  2. Cardiac glands

  3. Fundic glands

  4. Pyloric glands
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sublingual glands are salivary glands.They secrete a saliva that is predominantly mucous in character.

Multiple choice

Parotid gland is a _____.

  1. gastric gland

  2. salivary glands

  3. mucous glands

  4. sebaceous glands
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

These glands are located in and around the mouth and throat. The major salivary glands are called the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands. They all secrete saliva into the mouth: the parotid through ducts near the upper teeth, submandibular into the front portion under the tongue, and the sublingual through multiple ducts, in the floor of the mouth.

Multiple choice

A salivary gland contains _______.

  1. goblet cells

  2. chief cells

  3. serous cells

  4. oxyntic cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The basis for different glands secreting saliva of differing composition, can be seen by examining salivary glands histologically. Two basic types of acinar epithelial cells exist:serous cells, which secrete a watery fluid, essentially devoid of mucus and mucous cells, which produce a very mucus-rich secretion.