Epithelial Tissue
Glandular Epithelia
Types:
- Exocrine glands: into lumen by duct
- Endocrine glands: into blood
Types by Structure:
- Unicellular = Simple
- Tubular
- Branched tubular
- Coiled tubular
- Acinar
- Branched acinar
- Multicellular = Compound
- Tubular
- Acinar
- Tubuloacinar
Modes of Secretion:
a trinity of secretion glands
- Merocrine glands
- Apocrine glands
- Holocrine glands
Types of Secretion:
- Serous glands - secrete watery solution that contains enzymes
- Mucous glands - secrete mucins that hydrate to form mucus
- Mixed exocrine glands - more than one type of gland cell and different exocrine serections
