| Tubular gland | | | A pyloric gland, from a section of the dog’s stomach. m. Mouth. n. Neck. tr. A deep portion of a tubule cut transversely. | | Dorlands/Elsevier | g_06/12392142 | If a gland retains its shape as a tube throughout it is termed a tubular gland.[1][2] Image File history File links Gray1054. ...
Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ...
In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. ...
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Human submaxillary gland. ...
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 | It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Colon. ...
The crypts of Lieberkühn are glands found in the epithelial lining of the small intestine. ...
In the uterus are the tube-like uterine glands, lined by ciliated columnar epithelium. ...
In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. ...
Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride and urea in solution, that is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. ...
References
- ^ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#tubule
- ^ Dictionary at eMedicine tubular+gland
- ^ Histology at USC epi/c_43 - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
- ^ http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Epithelia/Epithel.htm#labtube
- ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands12
- ^ Histology at USC epi/c_57 - "Compound Tubular Gland"
- ^ Histology at USC epi/c_46 - "Simple Coiled Tubular Gland"
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The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal),[4] located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ...
The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal),[4] located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal),[4] located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
Additional images A diagrammatic sectional view of the skin (magnified). Image File history File links Gray940. ...
| Vertical section of mucous membrane of human uterus. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
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| mechanism (Merocrine, Apocrine, Holocrine) shape (Tubular gland, Alveolar gland) secretion (Serous glands, Mucous glands, Serous demilune) A gland is an organ in an animals body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). ...
An endocrine gland is one of a set of internal organs involved in the secretion of hormones into the blood. ...
Exocrine gland refers to glands that secrete their products and temporarily store their secretions in a duct. ...
Merocrine (eccrine) is a classification of exocrine glands in the study of Histology. ...
Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride and urea in solution, that is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. ...
Holocrine is a classification of exocrine glands in the study of Histology. ...
In contrast to tubular glands, in the second main variety of gland, the secretory portion is enlarged and the lumen variously increased in size. ...
Serous glands contain serous acini, a grouping of serous cells that secrete a fluid, isotonic with blood plasma, that contains enzymes such as alpha amalyse. ...
Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products into ducts. ...
A serous demilune is a a cap in the shape of a half-moon (hence the name, demilune) on some salivary glands. ...
Ducts: Interlobar duct, Interlobular duct, Intralobular duct (Striated duct, Intercalated duct), Acinus In anatomy and physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. ...
A interlobar duct is a gland duct which connects more than one anatomic lobe. ...
A Interlobular duct is a gland duct which connects more than one lobule. ...
An intralobular duct is the portion of an exocrine gland inside a lobule, leading directly from intercalated duct to an interlobular duct. ...
A striated duct is a gland duct which connects an intercalated duct to an interlobular duct. ...
The intercalated duct is the portion of an exocrine gland leading directly from the acinus, and to a striated duct. ...
A acinus (adjective: acinar, plural acini) refers to the berry-shaped termination of an exocrine gland, where the secretion is produced. ...
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