Unit 2 Exam Flashcards
Secretory cells do not release their granules as they are manufactured, they store the granules until the apex of the cell is full and is released into the duct system
Apocrine Gland
Possess Ducts
Exocrine Glands
A cell or group of cells that has the ability to manufacture and discharge a secretion
Gland
Package their secretions into granular units and release via exocytosis as they are manufactured
Merocrine Gland
Controlled through consious effort
Voluntary
Does not have ducts or tubules
Endocrine Gland
Wound edges are separated from each other
Second intention
Wound edges are close in apposition
First Intention
Store granules in the secretory cells until they are needed and then the entire secretory cell is destroyed in the act of releasing the secretory product
Holocrine Gland
Watery secretion with high concentrations of enzymes
Serous Secretion
Excessive fluid production during some pathological conditions
Effusion
Thick and viscous secretion, composed of glycoproteins
Mucous Secretion
Contractions cannot be consciously controlled
Involuntary
All 4 types of primary tissue
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
Where is keratin located in the body
Skin