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Encyclopedia > Tubular gland
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. ... Elseviers logo. ... 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

  1. ^ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#tubule
  2. ^ Dictionary at eMedicine tubular+gland
  3. ^ Histology at USC epi/c_43 - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
  4. ^ http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Epithelia/Epithel.htm#labtube
  5. ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands12
  6. ^ Histology at USC epi/c_57 - "Compound Tubular Gland"
  7. ^ Histology at USC epi/c_46 - "Simple Coiled Tubular Gland"

eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996. ... 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. ...

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