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