Consider the following statements comparing exocrine and endocrine glands: 1. Exocrine glands possess ducts to secrete their products onto epithelial surfaces, whereas endocrine glands are ductless and secrete hormones directly into the interstitial fluid or bloodstream. 2. The pancreas is a heterocrine gland, where the acinar cells perform the endocrine function and the Islets of Langerhans perform the exocrine function. 3. Endocrine secretions generally have a slower onset but longer duration of action compared to exocrine secretions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Options:
- A: 1 and 2 only
- B: 1 and 3 only
- C: 2 and 3 only
- D: 1, 2 and 3
Related Practice Questions:
- Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The Cabinet Mission Plan of $1946$ officially recommended the immediate partition of India into two separate sovereign nations. Reason (R): The Mission concluded that a separate state of Pakistan would not solve the communal minority problem and would create serious defense and communication complications. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
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- In which of the following districts of East Bengal did Mahatma Gandhi spend nearly $4$ months from $November \text{ } 1946$ to $March \text{ } 1947$ to restore communal harmony after the outbreak of horrific riots?
- Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan on $29 \text{ July } 1946$ and passed the 'Direct Action' resolution. Reason (R): Jawaharlal Nehru's press conference on $10 \text{ July } 1946$ stated that the Congress was completely free to change or modify the Cabinet Mission Plan in the Constituent Assembly. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?