Tubular glands
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| Tubular glands | ||
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| A pyloric gland, from a section of the dog’s stomach. m. Mouth. n. Neck. tr. A deep portion of a tubule cut transversely. | ||
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If a gland retains its shape as a tube throughout it is termed a tubular gland.[1]
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Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following:
| Name | Description | Location |
| "simple tubular" or "simple straight tubular"[3] or "straight tubular"[4] | if there is no division | large intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands |
| "simple branched tubular"[5] or "compound tubular"[6] | if branching occurs | pyloric glands of stomach |
| "coiled tubular" or "simple coiled tubular"[7] | if the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form | sweat glands |
See also
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- skin - glands in skin structure
- hair follicles - for hair growth
References
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- ↑ Dictionary at eMedicine tubular+gland
- ↑ SIU SOM Histology GI
- ↑ Template:KansasHistology - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
- ↑ Blue Histology - Epithelia and Glands
- ↑ Template:KansasHistology
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [http://www.up.ac.za/academic/medicine/telemed/Hist/epiteel/eksokriene.html Exocrine glands Glandular epithelium]
Additional images
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mechanism (Merocrine, Apocrine, Holocrine) shape (Tubular gland, Alveolar gland) secretion (Serous glands, Mucous glands, Serous demilune)
Ducts: Interlobar duct, Interlobular duct, Intralobular duct (Striated duct, Intercalated duct), Acinus
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