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Glands Flashcards

1
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What is a simple gland?

A

The duct of a simple gland does not branch.

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Where can we simple tubular glands?

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Mucous glands of the colon
Cardial glands of the stomach
Intestinal gland (crypts of Lieberkühn)

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Where can we find simple branched tubular glands?

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Glands of the stomach(Fundic and pyloric) and uterus

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What is an example of simple coiled tubular gland?

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Sweat gland

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Where can we find simple acinar/alveolar glands?

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Urethra

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What is an example of simple branched acinar/alveolar gland?

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Sebaceous Gland

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What is a compound gland?

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The ducts are branched in a compound gland.

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What is an example of a compound tubular gland?

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Brunner’s Gland in the duodenum

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What is an example of compound acinar gland?

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Exocrine pancreas

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10
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What is an example of compound tubuloacinar gland?

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Salivary gland

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What is a merocrine gland?

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Secretion of proteins by exocytosis at the apical end of the secretory cells. No cytoplasm is lost.

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Give example/s of a merocrine gland?

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Salivary glands
Intestinal glands
Lacrimal glands

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What is a holocrine gland?

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Secretion in this gland is produced by the disintegration of the secretory cells themselves as they complete their terminal differentiation, which involves becoming filled with product.

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14
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Give example/s of a holocrine gland

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Sebaceous Gland

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What is an apocrine gland?

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Only the apical part of the cytoplasm is lost with secretion.

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16
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Give example/s of an apocrine gland

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Mammary glands
Sweat glands in the axilla
Ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus

17
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What is the parenchyma of a gland?

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The secretory units and ducts of the gland.

18
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What is the stroma of a gland?

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The connective tissue septa and capsule.

19
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How many types of glands are there on the basis of secretions?

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Three types
Mucous
Serous
Seromucous or mixed

20
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What is a mucous gland?

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Secretions are carbohydrate-rich and slimy. It serves to protect the epithelial lining.

21
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What is an example of a mucous gland?

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Pyloric glands of the stomach

22
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What is a serous gland?

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The secretions of a serous gland are protein-rich and watery.

23
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What is an example of a serous gland?

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Parotid salivary gland

24
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What is a seromucous gland?

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The seromucous gland has both types of secretions.

25
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Example/s of a seromucous gland?

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Submandibular and Sublingual glands (salivary glands)

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