structures of which can be used to classify the gland.
* The duct portion may be branched (called compound) or unbranched (called simple).
* The glandular portion may be tubular or acinar, or may be a mix of the two (called tubuloacinar). If the glandular portion branches, then the gland is called a branched gland.

Method of secretion

Depending on how their products are secreted, exocrine glands are categorized as merocrine,

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