Tubular gland
| Tubular gland | |
|---|---|
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| Identifiers | |
| TH | H2.00.02.0.03021 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
If glands are categorized by shape, tubular glands contrast with alveolar glands. Tubular glands retain their shape as a tube throughout their length whereas alveolar glands have a saclike secretory portion.[1][2]
Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:
| Type | Description | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
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simple tubular or simple straight tubular[3] or straight tubular[4] |
the gland is a uniform tube | large intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands |
|
coiled tubular or simple coiled tubular[5] |
the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form | sweat glands |
|
simple branched tubular[6] or compound tubular[7] |
branching occurs in the tubes | pyloric glands of stomach |
See also
- skin - glands in skin structure
- hair follicles - for hair growth
References
- ^ tubular+gland at eMedicine Dictionary
- ^ SIU SOM Histology GI
- ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands04 - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
- ^ Blue Histology - Epithelia and Glands
- ^ Exocrine glands Glandular epithelium
- ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands12
- ^ [1]
Additional images
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A diagrammatic sectional view of the skin (magnified). -
Vertical section of mucous membrane of human uterus. -
Skin
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