Gland Classification and Secretion Quiz
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Which type of gland secretes its product through ducts?

  • Endocrine gland
  • Connective gland
  • Exocrine gland (correct)
  • Epithelial gland

    • Which type of gland lacks a duct system?

  • Endocrine gland (correct)
  • Epithelial gland
  • Exocrine gland
  • Connective gland

    • What are the secretions called that are produced by endocrine glands?

  • Epithelial cells
  • Connective tissue
  • Hormones (correct)
  • Ducts

    • Which type of epithelium can give rise to glands?

    <p>Simple cuboidal epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a gland formed from covering epithelium?

    <p>Sweat gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which covering epithelium transforms into a gland called?

    <p>Differentiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of tissue is directly involved in the function of an organ?

    <p>Epithelial tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of stroma in an organ?

    <p>To provide support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT part of the parenchyma of an organ?

    <p>Blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is classified as unicellular?

    <p>Exocrine gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are goblet cells located?

    <p>Surface epithelium and glands of intestines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the staining technique used to visualize mucus stored in goblet cells?

    <p>PAS-PT staining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is classified as multicellular?

    <p>Compound gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland has a branched duct?

    <p>Compound gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the secretory portion of a tubular gland?

    <p>Like a tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is shaped like a tube?

    <p>Tubular gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is shaped like a flask?

    <p>Acinar gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a tubuloalveolar gland?

    <p>A tubular gland with a sac-like dilation at the end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is shaped like a flask?

    <p>Gastric gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of gland lacks a duct system?

    <p>Eccrine sweat gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is classified as multicellular?

    <p>Simple tubular gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sweat gland has a coiled nature that results in multiple irregular sections of the secretory unit and ducts?

    <p>Eccrine sweat gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the staining characteristic of the ducts in the sweat gland?

    <p>More intensely stained than the secretory unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sweat gland is more commonly found in the human body?

    <p>Eccrine sweat gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is found in the esophagus and stomach?

    <p>Simple branched acinar gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can you find the esophagogastric junction?

    <p>In the esophagus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland has a branched duct?

    <p>Simple branched acinar gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is found in the duodenum?

    <p>Submucosal glands of Brunner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the secretory portion of a salivary gland?

    <p>Compound tubuloacinar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland is found in the pancreas?

    <p>Compound acinar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland produces a viscous, slimy secretion that is PAS positive?

    <p>Goblet cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the staining characteristic of mucin granules in mucous glands?

    <p>PAS positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the nucleus usually located in mucous gland cells?

    <p>At the basal end of the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland produces poorly glycosylated or non-glycosylated protein secretions?

    <p>Serous glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the nucleus in serous gland cells?

    <p>Rounded or oval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which gland is predominantly serous in nature?

    <p>Submaxillary gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cells are more removed from the lumen of the acinus in mixed glands?

    <p>Serous cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of serous cells in the periphery of the mucous acinus?

    <p>Crescents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do serous secretions reach the duct in mixed glands?

    <p>Via small intercellular channels or canaliculi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland releases secretory material with adherent cytoplasm from the surface of the cell?

    <p>Apocrine gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland sacrifices the entire cell in producing secretion?

    <p>Holocrine gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between apocrine and holocrine glands?

    <p>Apocrine glands release secretory material without adherent cytoplasm, while holocrine glands release the entire cell as secretion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of secretion is stored in membrane-limited vesicles and exocytosed from the cell surface?

    <p>Merocrine secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common mode of secretion used by exocrine glands?

    <p>Merocrine secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of secretion involves the fusion of the membrane of the secretory cell with the membrane of the vesicle?

    <p>Merocrine secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of secretion is released by the apocrine mechanism?

    <p>Lipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of secretion is released by the merocrine mechanism?

    <p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between apocrine and merocrine secretions?

    <p>The cell releases apocrine and merocrine secretions through the same mechanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of membrane lines cavities that connect with the outside of the body?

    <p>Mucous membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of membrane lines closed cavities of the body?

    <p>Serous membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the mucous membrane consist of?

    <p>Diverse types of epithelium, basal lamina, and underlying lamina propria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of membrane contains glands that secrete mucus?

    <p>Mucous membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of membrane does not contain glands?

    <p>Serous membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of membrane consists of simple squamous epithelium?

    <p>Serous membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

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