| Character | Exocrine gland | |
| i. Definition | The glands whose secretions are always inside the body are called endocrine glands. | The glands whose secretions come out of the body are called exocrine glands. |
| ii. Secretions | Hormones | Enzymes and other than hormones |
| iii. Passage of secretions | Travel through blood | Never released into blood |
| iv. Ducts | Absent, hence also called duct less glands | Present, hence also called duct glands. |
| v. Examples | . Glucagon, insulin, etc. | Enzymes like trypsin, erepsin, etc. |
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