Exocrine Glands Flashcards
How are sebaceous glands classified?
Simple multicellular branched alveolar exocrine gland (SMBA)
What is the histological name of a sweat gland?
Simple multicellular coiled tubular exocrine gland (SMCT)
What is the classification of seminal vesicle epithelium?
Pseudostratified columnar glandular epithelium
How are glandular acini in the prostate histologically classified?
Compound multicellular branched tubular-alveolar exocrine gland (CMBTA)
What do the glandular acini in the prostate secrete?
Citric acid and proteolytic enzymes
What is the histological name of the a lactating mammary gland?
Compound multicellular alveolar exocrine gland (CMA)
What is the histological name of a resting mammary gland?
Compound multicellular tubular exocrine gland (CMT)
What is the histological name of a proliferating mammary gland?
Compound multicellular tubular-alveolar exocrine gland (CMTA)
What is the substance secreted by mammary glands?
Colostrum
How are uterine glands named histologically?
Simple multicellular branched tubular exocrine glands (SMBT)
What type of epithelium lines the endometrium?
Simple columnar epithelium
What are the two layers of the endometrium?
Stratum functionalis, stratum basalis
What do uterine glands secrete?
Carbohydrate rich uterine milk
Where are bowman’s gland located?
In the nasal mucosa
How is bowman’s gland named histologically? What does it produce?
Simple multicellular branched tubular exocrine gland (SMBT)
They secrete a solvent to dissolve odiferous substances
What is olfactory epithelium histologically?
Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
How are sub tracheal glands named histologically?
Simple multicellular tubular-alveolar exocrine gland (SMTA)
What is the epithelium of the trachea?
Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
What do pancreatic acini secrete? How are they named histologically?
They secrete digestive enzymes and bicarbonate
Compound multicellular alveolar exocrine gland (CMA)
What is the endocrine portions of the pancreas called?
Islets of langerhans
What are hepatic lobules? What separates them from each other?
Functional unit of liver
Separated by interlobular septa
What are hepatocytes and what do they secrete?
Glandular bile secreting cells
What tissue lines hepatic arteries? Hepatic portal veins?
Simple squamous epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
What kind of epithelium lines hepatic bile ducts?
Simple cuboidal epithelium
What structure conducts bile to hepatic ducts?
Bile canaliculi
What tissue lines hepatic sinusoids?
Simple squamous epithelium
How is Von Ebner’s gland named histologically? What does it secrete?
Compound multicellular alveolar exocrine gland (CMA)
Lingual lipase
How is the parotid salivary gland named histologically?
Compound multicellular alveolar exocrine gland (CMA)
What do the serous acini of the parotid salivary gland produce?
Salivary amylase
How are the submandibular/submaxillary salivary glands named? What two types of acini are present here and what does each produce?
(CMTA) compound multicellular tubular-alveolar exocrine.
Serous acini produce salivary amylase
Mucous acini produce mucin
How are gastric glands named histologically?
Simple multicellular branched tubular exocrine (SMBT).
What are the two types of cells present in gastric glands and what does each produce?
Apically-parietal cells secrete HCl
Concentrated more deeply, chief cells secret pepsinogen
Where is brunner’s gland found?
In the submucosa of the duodenum
How is Brunner’s gland named histologically and what is its product?
CMBT compound multicellular branched tubular exocrine gland
Produces bicarbonate to raise pH of small intestine
What I the histological name of paneth cells, where are they found and what do they produce?
Unicellular exocrine gland
Found in intestinal crypts, the canyons between evaginations of the small intestine
Produce anti microbial enzymes
What is the epithelium of the small intestine?
Simple columnar epithelium with a striated border
How are goblet cells named histologically and what do they produce?
Unicellular exocrine glands
Mucin proteoglycans
What is the histological name of subesophageal glands?
CMTA compound multicellular tubular-alveolar
What glands are CMA compound multicellular alveolar?
Pancreas Liver Lactating mammary glands Parotid salivary gland Von Ebner's gland
What glands are SMBT?
Uterine glands
Bowman’s gland
Gastric glands
