Suppose that you had a congenital condition that prevented your body from forming holocrine glands.If that were the case,which statement would be most accurate?
A)Your skin would become excessively dry for lack of oil from sebaceous glands.
B)You would be unable to digest your food.
C)Your bones would be like rubber.
D)Your nerves could not transmit signals.
E)You would have difficulty breathing.

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Holocrine glands, such as sebaceous glands, release their secretions by rupturing the entire cell, which releases the substance and the cell's debris into the duct. If the body were unable to form such glands, then it would be unable to produce oil, which keeps the skin moisturized. Therefore, the skin would become excessively dry. The other options are unrelated to the function of holocrine glands.

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