Tubular gland

Tubular gland
A pyloric gland, from a section of the dog's stomach.
m. Mouth.
n. Neck.
tr. A deep portion of a tubule cut transversely.
Details
Identifiers
Latinglandula tubulosa
THH2.00.02.0.03021
Anatomical terminology

Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion.[1][2]

Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:

Type Description Location
simple tubular
or simple straight tubular[3]
or straight tubular[4] 		the gland is a uniform tube Small intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands
coiled tubular
or simple coiled tubular[5] 		the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form sweat glands
simple branched tubular[6]
or compound tubular[7] 		branching occurs in the tubes pyloric glands of stomach
  1. ^ tubular+gland at eMedicine Dictionary
  2. ^ SIU SOM Histology GI
  3. ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands04 - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"
  4. ^ Blue Histology – Epithelia and Glands
  5. ^ Exocrine glands Glandular epithelium
  6. ^ Histology at KUMC glands-glands12
  7. ^ "Epxthelxux C &". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-08-02.