Editing Exocrine gland (section)

===Method of secretion===
Depending on how their products are secreted, exocrine glands are categorized as [[merocrine]], [[apocrine]], or [[holocrine]].<ref name="wheater" />
* [[Merocrine]] – the cells of the gland excrete their substances by [[exocytosis]] into a duct; for example, pancreatic acinar cells, [[eccrine sweat gland]]s{{dubious|date=November 2023}}, [[salivary gland]]s, [[goblet cell]]s, [[intestinal gland]]s, [[Lacrimal gland|tear glands]], etc.
* [[Apocrine]] – the apical portion of the [[cytoplasm]] in the [[cell membrane]], which contains the excretion, [[Budding|buds off]]. Examples are sweat glands of arm pits, pubic region, skin around anus, lips and nipples; [[mammary gland]]s, etc.
* [[Holocrine]] – the entire cell disintegrates to excrete its substance; for example, sebaceous glands of the [[skin]] and nose, [[meibomian gland]], [[Gland of Zeis|zeis gland]], etc.
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File:405 Modes of Secretion by Glands Merocine.png|Merocrine secretion
File:405 Modes of Secretion by Glands Apocrine.png|Apocrine secretion
File:405 Modes of Secretion by Glands Holocrine.png|Holocrine secretion
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