Acinus
Acinus | |
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TH | H2.00.02.0.03050 |
Anatomical terminology] |
An acinus (lungs.
Exocrine glands
Acinar exocrine glands are found in many organs, including:
- the stomach[1]
- the sebaceous gland of the scalp
- the
- the liver
- the lacrimal glands
- the mammary glands
- the pancreas[3]
- the bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands
The thyroid follicles can also be considered of acinar formation but in this case the follicles, being part of an endocrine gland, act as a hormonal deposit rather than to facilitate secretion.
Mucous acini usually stain pale, while serous acini usually stain dark.
Lungs
The end of the
See also
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- Alveolar gland
- Intercalated duct
References
- pyloric stomach
- ^ Histology image: 46_03 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - sublingual gland
- ISBN 978-0195151732.
- ISBN 978-0-323-52371-4.
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