Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion.tubular+gland at eMedicine DictionarySIU SOM Histology GI
Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:
Type Description Location simple tubularor simple straight tubular - "Simple Straight Tubular Gland"or straight tubularBlue Histology – Epithelia and Glands the gland is a uniform tube Small intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands coiled tubularor simple coiled tubular the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form sweat glands simple branched tubularor compound tubular branching occurs in the tubes pyloric glands of stomach
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See also skin - glands in skin structure hair follicles - for hair growth
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