glands

Question 1

example of an exo gland

Answer 1

salivary

Question 2

example of endoo gland

Answer 2

thyroid

Question 3

example of unicellular exocrine gland

Answer 3

goblet cells

Question 4

where goblet cells are found?

Answer 4

mucosa of intestine and respiratory tract

Question 5

secretory activity of a gland is limited to?

Answer 5

terminal portion of the gland secreting portion of the gland

Question 6

morphological classification of ducts are?

Answer 6

simple gland and compound gland

Question 7

different shape of secreting portions of the gland

Answer 7

1. tubular gland
2. acinar or alveolar gland
3. tubuloacinar gland

Question 8

examples of straight simple tubular gland

Answer 8

intestinal gland

Question 9

e.g of coiled simple tubular gland

Answer 9

sweat glands

Question 10

e.g of branched simple gland

Answer 10

principal glands of stomach and endometrium glands of uterus

Question 11

types of acinar glands?

Answer 11

simple acinar gland and branched acinar gland

Question 12

location of simple acinar gland?

Answer 12

urethral gland of the penile part of the male urethra

Question 13

location of branched acinar gland the type that an acinar is divided into several compartments

Answer 13

sebaceous gland

Question 14

location of the type in which several acinars are arranged along a duct

Answer 14

meibomian glands of the eyelids

Question 15

eg compound tubular glands

Answer 15

brunner gland of duodenum

Question 16

eg compound acinar glands

Answer 16

exocrine portion of pancreas

Question 17

eg of compound tubuloacinar gland

Answer 17

submandibular salivary gland

Question 18

e.g of mucous gland?

Answer 18

pyloric glands of stomach

Question 19

e.g of serous gland?

Answer 19

parotid gland

Question 20

mixed gland (seromucous) e.g

Answer 20

sublingual and submandibular gland

Question 21

classification of the basis of mode of secretion (list them down)

Answer 21

merocrine
apocrine
holocrine

Question 22

what are merocrine glands?

Answer 22

the secretory product is lost directly without any loss of cytoplasm

Question 23

e.g of merocrine gland

Answer 23

lacrimal, salivary, intestinal

Question 24

what are apocrine gland?

Answer 24

some part of the apical cytowhatplasm is lost with the secretory product

Question 25

e.g of apocrine gland?

Answer 25

sweat glands of axillae and perineal gland
ceruminous gland of external auditory meatus
lactating mammillary glands

Question 26

what are holocrine gland?

Answer 26

the cell disintegrates and all of the cell contenents are released with the secretory products.

Question 27

e.g of holocrine?

Answer 27

sebaceous gland of skin