Tubular gland

Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion.^[1][2]

Tubular gland
A pyloric gland, from a section of the dog's stomach. m. Mouth. n. Neck. tr. A deep portion of a tubule cut transversely.
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Identifiers
Latin	glandula tubulosa
TH	H2.00.02.0.03021
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:

	Type	Description	Location
	simple tubular or simple straight tubular[3] or straight tubular[4]	the gland is a uniform tube	Small intestine (Crypts of Lieberkühn), uterine glands
	coiled tubular or simple coiled tubular[5]	the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form	sweat glands
	simple branched tubular[6] or compound tubular[7]	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