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Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with
alveolar gland Alveolar glands, also called saccular glands are glands with a saclike secretory portion, in conrast with tubular glands. They typically have an enlarged lumen (cavity), hence the name: they have a shape similar to alveoli, the very small air ...
s, which have a saclike secretory portion.SIU SOM Histology GI
/ref> Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types:


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skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different ...
- glands in skin structure *
hair follicles The hair follicle is an organ found in mammalian skin. It resides in the dermal layer of the skin and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with distinct functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complex interaction between ...
- for hair growth


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File:Gray940.png, A diagrammatic sectional view of the skin (magnified). File:Gray1169.png, Vertical section of mucous membrane of human
uterus The uterus (from Latin ''uterus'', plural ''uteri'') or womb () is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more embryos until birth. The ...
. File:Skin.png, Skin
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