Tubular gland

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Tubular gland
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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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Identifiers
Latin glandula tubulosa
TH H2.00.02.0.03021
Anatomical terminology

Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion. [1] [2]

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Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:

TypeDescriptionLocation
Simple Tubular Gland.png simple tubular
or simple straight tubular [3]
or straight tubular [4]
the gland is a uniform tube Small intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands
Simple Tubular Coiled Gland.png coiled tubular
or simple coiled tubular [5]
the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form sweat glands
Compound tubular gland.png simple branched tubular [6]
or compound tubular [7]
branching occurs in the tubes pyloric glands of stomach

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See also

References

  1. tubular+gland at eMedicine Dictionary
  2. SIU SOM Histology GI
  3. Histology at KUMC glands-glands04 - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
  4. Blue Histology – Epithelia and Glands
  5. Exocrine glands Glandular epithelium
  6. Histology at KUMC glands-glands12
  7. "Epxthelxux C &". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-08-02.

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