Glands Flashcards
If a gland has branched ducted it is said to be?
A compound gland
What is the two ways of classifying glands by secretion?
Mucus glands vs serous glands
Which type of gland is stained eosionphilic pink? Mucous or serous glands?
Serous glands
Which type of secretion is essentially exocytosis?
Merocrine secretion
Apocrine secretion occurs where?
In the mammary gland
Which type of secretion is seen in sebaceous glands?
Holocrine secretion
When is transepithelial transport used?
It is used when a molecule is too large to penetrate membranes so it can be shunted across from one component of the body to another
Where in the adrenal gland is adrenaline secreted from?
The medulla
What are name of three parts of the adrenal cortex? (From outwards to inwards)
Zona glomerulosa, zona fasciulata and zona reticularis
Which part of the the adrenal gland secretes glucocorticoids and gonadocorticoids?
Zona fasciculata
The zona glomerulosa secretes …………
Mineralcorticoids
What are the three ways the secretory parts of glands can be classified?
- Unicellular vs multicellular
- Acinar vs tubular
- Coiled vs branched
