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THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF GLANDS

  1. ENDOCRINE GLANDS
  2. EXOCRINE GLANDS

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM

  1. ENDOCRINE GLANDS ARE DUCTLESS GLANDS WHEREAS EXOCRINE GLANDS HAVE DUCT.
  2. ENDOCRINE GLANDS SECRETE HORMONES WHEREAS EXOCRINE GLANDS SECRETE ENZYMES.
  3. ENDOCRINE GLANDS SECRETE THEIR SECRETION DIRECTLY INTO BLOOD WHEREAS EXOCRINE GLANDS SECRETE THEIR SECRETION INTO DUCT THROUGH WHICH THEY GO TO TARGET SITE.
  4. PITUITARY GLAND , ADRENAL GLAND , THYROID GLAND , PANCREATIC GLAND , TESTES AND OVARY ARE EXAMPLES OF ENDOCRINE GLANDS WHEREAS SWEAT GLAND , MAMMARY GLAND , OIL GLAND , LIVER , PANCREAS , SMALL INTESTINES AND SALIVARY GLANDS.

TYPES OF ENDOCRINE GLANDS

  1. PITUITARY GLANDS-THEY ARE KNONE AS THE 'MASTER GLAND' .THEY ARE SAC LIKE IN STRUCTURE.THEY SECRETE GROWTH HORMONE WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE GROWTH OF A NORMAL PERSON.
  2. ADRENAL GLAND-THEY ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE KIDNEYS. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS 'FIGHT OR FLIGHT' . THEY SECRETE HORMONE ADRENALINE WHICH HELPS TO OVERCOME THE STRESS WHEN ANYBODY IS ANGRY OR WORRIED AND MAINTAINS THE SALT BALANCE IN THE BLOOD.
  3. THYROID GLAND-THEY SECRETE HORMONE THYROXINE WHICH HELPS TO CONTROL THE METABOLISM OF THE BODY.IT'S DEFICIENCY CAUSES GOITRE ON NECK.
  4. PANCREATIC GLAND-THEY ARE LOCATED IN PANCREAS . THEY SECRETE HORMONE INSULIN WHICH HELPS TO REGULATE THE CORRECT LEVEL OF SUGAR IN OUR BODY.IT'S DEFICIENCY LEADS TO HIGH SUGAR LEVEL IN THE BODY WHICH CAUSES DIABETES.
  5. TESTES-THEY ARE PRESENT IN MALES . THEY SECRETE HORMONE TESTOSTERONE WHICH MAINTAINS SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS IN MALES.
  6. OVARY- THEY ARE PRESENT IN FEMALES. THEY SECRETE HORMONE ESTROGEN WHICH HELPS IN THE PRODUCTION OF OVA OR EGGS .

TYPES OF EXOCRINE GLANDS-

  1. SWEAT GLANDS-THEY ARE PRESENT UNDER OUR AMS.THEY SECRETE ENZYME SWEAT WHICH CONTAINS UREA , SALTS AND OTHER WASTE MATERIALS.
  2. OIL GLANDS -THEY ARE FOUND ON OUR CHEEKS. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS 'SEBACCEOUS GLANDS'.
  3. LIVER-THIS ORGAN IS ESSENTIAL FOR DIGESTING THE FATS . THEY SECRETE ENZYME BILE JUICE WHICH DIGESTES FATS.THEY ARE SECRETED FROM LIVER TO SMALL INTESTINES.
  4. PANCREAS-THIS ORGAN IS IMPORTANT FOR DIGESTION OF CARBOHYDRATES , FATS , PROTEINS.THEY SECRETE PANCREATIC JUICE ENZYMES WHICH ATS ON CARBOHYDRATES , FATS AND PROTEINS.THEY ARE SECRETED FOM PANCREAS TO SMALL INTESTINES.
  5. SMALL INTESTINES- THEY ARE ALSO ESSENTIAL FOR DIGESTION.THEY SECRETE INTETINAL JUICE WHICH ACTS ON CARBOHYDRATES WHICH GET BROKEN DOWN INTO SIMPLE SUGARS LIKE GLUCOSE , FATS INTO FATTY ACIDS AND PROTEINS INTO AMINO ACIDS.
  6. SALIVARY GLANDS-THEY ARE PRESENT IN MOUTH. THEY SECRETE ENZYME SALIVA WHICH HELPS TO DIGEST STARCH.
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