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Select all that applyWhich of the following are characteristics of endocrine glands?Multiple select question.They are ductless glands with an extensive blood supply.Examples include sweat, oil, and tear glands.They secrete substances to epithelial surfaces.They release their secretions into the bloodstream.

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Select all that applyWhich of the following are characteristics of endocrine glands?Multiple select question.They are ductless glands with an extensive blood supply.Examples include sweat, oil, and tear glands.They secrete substances to epithelial surfaces.They release their secretions into the bloodstream.

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The characteristics of endocrine glands from the given options are:

  1. They are ductless glands with an extensive blood supply.
  2. They release their secretions into the bloodstream.

Endocrine glands do not secrete substances to epithelial surfaces, and examples of endocrine glands do not include sweat, oil, and tear glands. These are characteristics and examples of exocrine glands, not endocrine glands.

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