Exocrine glands are considered to be a type of connective tissue because__________.
A)they produce secretions, not hormones
B)exocrine glands are epithelial tissue, not connective tissue
C)they develop from mesenchyme
D)their ducts connect them to a surface

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Exocrine glands are classified as epithelial tissue because they originate from epithelial cells and are involved in the secretion of substances through ducts to various surfaces or outside the body, unlike connective tissue which primarily serves to support, bind together, and protect tissues.

Exocrine Glands Are Considered to Be a Type of Connective