Ductless gland

Ductless glands are glands that secrete their product directly onto a surface rather than through a duct. Examples are the goblet cells in the epithelial surface of the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems. Many endocrine glands are also ductless glands, as they secrete the hormones they produce directly into the blood or lymph system so it will be circulated to the entire body. The pineal gland, the thymus gland, the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the spleen, and the two adrenal glands are all ductless glands.

This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Endocrine system Glands Anatomy stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Don S. Davis Washington city government Look at other dictionaries: ductless gland — n ENDOCRINE GLAND * * * see endocrine gland …   Medical dictionary ductless gland — n. an endocrine gland * * * …   Universalium ductless gland — n. an endocrine gland …   English World dictionary ductless gland — noun any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream • Syn: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine • Derivationally related forms: ↑endocrinal (for: ↑endocrine) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary ductless gland — /dʌktləs ˈglænd/ (say duktluhs gland) noun a gland which possesses no excretory duct, but whose secretion is absorbed directly into the blood or lymph, as the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary gland, and parathyroids …   ductless gland — noun Any gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream; especially the endocrine gland …   Wiktionary ductless gland — duct′less gland′ n. anat. endocrine gland • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang ductless gland — noun Date: circa 1852 endocrine gland …   New Collegiate Dictionary ductless gland. — See endocrine gland. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium ductless gland — noun (C) an endocrine gland …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”