Tubular gland explained
| Tubular gland |
| Latin: | glandula tubulosa |
| Width: | 178 |
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]
Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:
| Type | Description | Location |
|---|
| valign=top | simple tubular
or simple straight tubular[3]
or straight tubular[4] | valign=top | the gland is a uniform tube | valign=top | |
| valign=top | coiled tubular
or simple coiled tubular[5] | valign=top | the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form | valign=top | sweat glands |
| valign=top | simple branched tubular
or compound tubular[6] | valign=top | branching occurs in the tubes | valign=top | | |
See also
References
- http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/srchcont_dict.asp?src=tubular+gland tubular+gland
- http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#tubule SIU SOM Histology GI
- - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
- http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Epithelia/Epithel.htm#labtube Blue Histology – Epithelia and Glands
- https://archive.today/20121225103704/http://www.up.ac.za/academic/medicine/telemed/Hist/epiteel/eksokriene.html Exocrine glands Glandular epithelium
- Web site: Epxthelxux C & . 2008-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080603001416/http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histology/labmanual2002/labsection1/GlandularEpithelium03.htm . 2008-06-03 .
