NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Biology Chapter 22 Chemical Coordination and Integration
Important Board Questions
Chemical Coordination and Integration
NCERT Books for Session 2022-2023
CBSE Board and UP Board
Question : 1
Define the following: (a) Exocrine gland (b) Endocrine gland (c) Hormone
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(a) Exocrine Glands:- Glands that discharge secretions into ducts are known as exocrine glands. Sebaceous gland in the skin, salivary gland in the buccal cavity, etc. ectopic collections of sebaceous glands in oral cavity are called Fordyce granules are examples of exocrine glands.
(b) Endocrine Glands:- Glands that do not discharge their secretions into ducts are known as endocrine glands. Instead, these glands discharge their secretions directly into the blood. Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, etc. are examples of endocrine glands.
(c) Hormones:-Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate physiological processes in living organisms. They act upon specific cells/tissues/organs which are called target cells/tissues/organs.
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