Glandular Tissue,Practice

Curriculum: Phase 1/ Semester 2/ TOB/ Session 4 2017/2018
Histology Practical / Glandular epithelium
Lecturer : Dr. RajaaAli Al-Taee
Msc. PhD. Histology Dr. rajaaali@gmail.com
Hammurabi Medical Collage / Babylon University
Objectives:
Having revised this practical you should be able to:
• explain how the majority of glands are derivatives of epithelial tissues.
• discuss the differences between exocrine and endocrine glands.
• describe the classification of glands based upon the following terms: simple or compound ,acinaror tubular ,serous or mucous
• recognisethe following exocrine glands in photomicrographs, discussing their anatomical locations and salient histological features in relation to their function:
Unicellular glands (goblet cells) in jejunum and colon
Parotid glands
Submandibular glands
• explain the location and function of myoepithelialcells.
Glandularepithelium:
?It is a modified typeof epithelial tissue specialized in production of a fluid secretions.
?They synthesize, store and secrete extracellular products that are not used by the cell itself but are of importance to other parts of organism .