Anatomy - Glandular Epithelium
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Gland
Group of cells that secrete a fluid substance
How are glands classified?
Complexity
How substances are secreted
How can substances be secreted?
Exocrine
Endocrine
Exocrine Glands
Secrete substances outwards through a duct.
Endocrine Glands
Ductless, secrete hormones into the bloodstream and can cover long distances
Endocrine Cells
Packed tightly together with capillaries running through the glandular tissue, secrete products through exocytosis into the blood
Merocrine
Cells excrete products via exocytosis, no damage to the cell, “part”
Apocrine
Portion of the cell pinches off with secreted products, damages cell, “tip”
Holocrine
Cells rupture and spill products into the duct, “whole”
Merocrine Example
Sweat glands
Apocrine Example
Mammary glands
Holocrine Example
Sebaceous (oil) glands in the skin
Endocrine Cell Locations
Thyroid
Thymus
Adrenal Glands
Pancreas
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