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A exokrine gland is a gland, those their secretions by means of a remark course into a body cavity, e.g. Stomach or intestine, or to the skin surface, like e.g. the sweat glands, delivers. A further example of exokrine glands is the salivary gland.
The opposite is endokrin.
Organization of exokriner glands after their secretion delivery:
Merokrine secretion (in former times ekkrine secretion, e.g. Pankreas) are delivered here by the gland cells Sekretgranula without loss of cell material. Apokrine secretion is set free here the secretion as well as parts of the apical Cytoplasmas. (e.g. The whole cell is converted and perished skin gland/smell glands) Holokrine secretion here into secretion thereby. (Tallow glands of the skin)Organization of exokriner glands after form of their remark courses and end pieces:
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