Tubular Gland
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Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with
alveolar gland Alveolus (; pl. alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit. Uses in anatomy and zoology * Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs ** Alveolar cell or pneumocyte ** Alveolar duct ** Alveolar macrophage ...
s, which have a saclike secretory portion.SIU SOM Histology GI
/ref> Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:


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skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different ...
- glands in skin structure * hair follicles - for hair growth


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File:Gray940.png, A diagrammatic sectional view of the skin (magnified). File:Gray1169.png, Vertical section of mucous membrane of human
uterus The uterus (from Latin ''uterus'', : uteri or uteruses) or womb () is the hollow organ, organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic development, embryonic and prenatal development, f ...
. File:Skin.png, Skin
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