green gland | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae |
uropygial gland preen gland | oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds |
silk gland serictery sericterium | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders |
mucous membrane mucosa | mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior |
gland secretory organ secretor secreter | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
oil gland | a gland that secretes oil |
sebaceous gland sebaceous follicle glandulae sebaceae | a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin |
Meibomian gland tarsal gland | a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids, bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye |
exocrine gland exocrine duct gland | a gland that secretes externally through a duct |
endocrine gland endocrine ductless gland | any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
thyroid gland thyroid | located near the base of the neck |
parathyroid gland parathyroid | any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland |
sweat gland sudoriferous gland | any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
apocrine gland | a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion, in human beings located in hairy regions of the body |
eccrine gland | a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid, restricted to the human skin |
adrenal gland adrenal suprarenal gland | either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney |
prostate gland prostate | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra, produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen |
lacrimal gland lachrymal gland tear gland | any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears |
thymus gland thymus | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity, atrophies with age |
central vein of suprarenal gland vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | a single draining vein, on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava, on the left it empties into the left renal vein |
mucus mucous secretion | protective secretion of the mucus membranes, in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells, in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium |
lymph node lymph gland node | the source of lymph and lymphocytes |
Peyer's patch Peter's gland | any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon |
pituitary pituitary gland pituitary body hypophysis | the master gland of the endocrine system, located at the base of the brain |
anterior pituitary anterior pituitary gland adenohypophysis | the anterior lobe of the pituitary body, primarily glandular in nature |
posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland neurohypophysis pars nervosa | the posterior lobe of the pituitary body, primarily glandular in nature |
pineal gland pineal body epiphysis cerebri epiphysis | a small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, secretes melatonin |
Cowper's gland bulbourethral gland | either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra, homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female |
Bartholin's gland | either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus, homologous to Cowper's gland in the male |
cervical glands cervical glands of the uterus glandulae cervicales uteri | mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix |
gonad sex gland | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced |
male reproductive gland | the reproductive organs of a man |
digestive gland | any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract |
salivary gland | any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion |
parotid gland | a large salivary gland that produces % of daytime saliva, in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear |
sublingual gland sublingual salivary gland | a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva), in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue |
submaxillary gland submaxillary salivary gland submandibular gland submandibular salivary gland mandibular gland | a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva, discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue |
mammary gland mamma | milk-secreting organ of female mammals |
nabothian gland | one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus |
vestibular gland | a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina, secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus |
nectary honey gland | a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar |
glandular disease gland disease glandular disorder adenosis | a disorder of the glands of the body |
irritable bowel syndrome spastic colon mucous colitis | recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation), often associated with emotional stress |
mucous mucose | of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus, mucous tissue, mucous glands of the intestine |