Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1 Secretory products are released from gland cells by exocytosis in merocrine secretion.
2 Aprocrine secretion occurs when gland cells lose part of their cytoplasm along with the secretory product.
3 Endocrine secretions are discharged, often through a duct, onto the surface of the skin or the epithelial lining of an internal passageway that communicates with the exterior.
4 Holocrine secretion occurs when gland cells become packed with secretory products and then burst apart, releasing the secretion and destroying the cells.
5 Exocrine secretory products (hormones are released into the surrounding tissues.


1 TRUE
2 TRUE
3 FALSE
4 TRUE
5 FALSE

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