Glandular Epithelium

P REPA RE D BY: Supervised by :

Z O Z I N A J AT Dr. Mardin
AT YA BA H A E D D I N
L A N YA BA H J AT
K A Z H I N N A R I MA N
L A S S L U AY
AKAR AZAD
A H ME D F U A D
 CONTENTS

• Introduction

• Classification of glands
 introduction

Glandular epithelium
Glandular epithelial tissues are those formed by
cells specialized in
producing a fluid secretion.
 Classification of glands

They are classified according to cellularity into:

1. Unicellular gland: consists of isolated glandular cell, e.g.

goblet cells.

2.Multicellular gland: it consists of secretory and ductal

portions
Goblet cells sweat gland

pancrease
And the multicellular canbe divided into:
■ Simple gland
It has secretary portion and only one unbranched duct, it can be coiled
tubular, tubular and acinar.

■ Compound gland
It has secretary portion and has duct that branches repeatedly, it
can be compound tubular, compound alveolar (acinar) and
compound tubuloalveolar.
 Another classification of glands

●■ Exocrine glands
●These glands retain their connection with surface epithelium from
●which they originated, this connection takes the form of tubular
●ducts lined with epithelial cells through which the secretion pass to
●the surface.
●■ Endocrine glands
●These are ductless glands, their secretion transported to the site
●of action by blood stream rather than ducts, e.g. adrenals, thyroid
●and parathyroid glands.
According to the way that the secretary products leave the
cell the glands can be classified into:

1. Merocrine glands:
In these glands secretary granules leave the cells by exocytosis with no loss of other cellular
materials, e.g. pancreas.

2. Holocrine glands:
In these glands the product of secretion is shed with the whole cell, e.g.sebaceous gland.

3. Apocrine gland:
In these glands the secretary product is discharged together with the parts of apical cytoplasm, e.g.
mammary gland.