Multicellular glands
March 13th, 2010
In origin these multicellular glands are processes of the epithelium penetrating the underlying tissue. Tubular (a simple tube), alveolar (a sac-like dilatation, alveolus), and mixed (alveolar-tubular) glands are distinguished. The walls of the tube or the alveolus are composed of glandular epithelium and secrete material which flows onto the surface of the mucous membrane through the orifice of the gland. Smile glands consist of a single tube or alveolus, compound glands are formed of a system of branching tubes or alveoli which finally drain into a single tube, the efferent duct.ICD 10 Coding makes you spend more time with patients and increase the quality of the care
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