GLANDULAR EPITHELIUM

 Specialized cells to produce secretions

 Membrane bound vesicles- secretary
granules
 Secretary material could be
 Protein
 Lipids
 Complexes of carbohydrates & proteins
 Glands with less secretary activity, secrete
substances transported from blood. e.g Sweat
glands
 SECRETARY PORTION
 DUCT
 DEVELOPMENT
 During fetal life from surface epithelium, by
proliferation & invasion into subjacent
connective tissue
 TYPES
 UNICELLULAR:
 Single secretary cell e.g. GOBLET CELL
 MULTICELLULAR:
 Clusters of cells e.g. salivary
glands
 PRESENCE OF DUCT
 EXOCRINE: exo- outside, krinein-to separate
 Retain their contact with surface epithelium
 ENDOCRINE: endo- within
 Connection is lost, ductless, pour secretions in
blood
 SUBTYPES
 Anastamosing cords interspersed between
dilated blood capillaries
 Vesicles/ follicles surrounding noncellular
material
 MODE OF SECRETION
 Eccrine
 Merocrine
 Apocrine
HOLOCRINE
SECRETARY PORTION & DUCT
 Simple
 compound
 TYPE OF SECRETION
 MUCOUS: viscid, carbohydrate rich secretion
 Mucin- mucous
 E.g pyloric glands of stomach
 SEROUS: watery, protein rich secretion
 E.g. parotid
 MIXED: sublingual gland