Lactose is a component of milk that is made in the _____ cells and secreted into ducts by the process of _____.

A. secretory; transcytosis
B. myoepithelial; diffusion
C. secretory; exocytosis
D. myoepithelial; exocytosis
E. secretory; diffusion


Answer: C

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