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How are exocrine glands classified?
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1. Shape
2. Type of product 3. Mode of secretion |
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What shapes are there?
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1. Simple - tubular, acinar or both
2. Compound - tubular, acinar or both |
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Types of products?
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1. Mucous
-Viscous secretion rich in mucin (glycoprotein which attracts water = lubricant) -Respiratory tract, salivary glands 2. Serous -Watery secretion rich in enzymes -Pancreas, salivary glands Many glands secrete both products = seromucous |
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Modes of secretion?
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1. Holocrine - disintegrating cell and its contents are secreted
2. Merocrine - Intact cell just secretes products 3. Apocrine - Pinched off portion of cell |
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Endocrine Glands
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-Secrete HORMONES into blood which can act on distant targets
-Composed of clusters or cords of epithelial cells surrounded by capillaries -Pituitary, adrenals, thyroid, ovaries/testes |
