glands in English

noun
1
an organ in the human or animal body that secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.
It releases stimulating hormones that signal the thyroid gland, adrenal glands , ovaries and testes, directing them to produce their respective hormones.
2
a sleeve used to produce a seal around a piston rod or other shaft.
Engine access, for such routine maintenance as changing the oil filter or adjusting the packing gland on the shaft, is poor.
noun
    secretersecretory organsecretor

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1. Apocrine Glands Apocrine glands are much less numerous than eccrine glands

2. SAlivary gland infections usually affect the glands under the ears (parotid glands) and the glands under the chin (submandibular glands)

3. The result shows that skin glands are divided into unicellular glands and multicellular glands.

4. Skin Appendages include hair follicles, sweat glands and sebaceous glands

5. Apocrine glands in the skin and eyelid are sweat glands.

6. SAlivary glands the glands in the mouth that secrete saliva

7. The Adrenal glands are small glands positioned above the kidneys

8. Apocrine Sweat Glands, Body Odor, Distribution, Eccrine Sweat Glands, Thermoregulation

9. The adrenal glands

10. Apocrine glands in the skin act primarily as scent glands

11. Adrenal glands, no.

12. The Adrenal glands are small glands located on top of each kidney

13. The Adrenal glands are small triangular glands located at the top of the kidneys.

14. 12 The snake's venom glands are modified salivary glands, and the venom modified saliva.

15. The Caruncle is a modified cutaneous tissue located at the inner canthus that contains hair follicles, accessory lacrimal glands, sweat glands and sebaceous glands

16. Aldosterone increases sodium reabsorption by the kidneys, salivary glands, sweat glands and colon

17. The rats all developed enlarged adrenal glands, shrunken thymus glands and bleeding ulcers.

18. Other glands that are controlled by his royal highness, the pituitary gland, include adrenal glands.

19. Adrenal glands are orange-colored glands that are located on the top of both kidneys

20. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

21. • Ovaries; Hypothalamus; Prostate; Mammary glands; Pituitary glands; Adrenal gland; Adrenal gland extract, and Orchic

22. His parotid glands aren't working.

23. Secretion of Apocrine sweat glands is thicker than the sweat produced by the merocrine sweat glands

24. Within this type of Caruncle are sweat and oil glands called sudoriferous and sebaceous glands.

25. Key words: submandibular glands, pancreatic acini, salivary glands, fura-2, cytosolic Ca2+, Na+–Ca2+ exchange.

26. Now, how does this relate to the gelatine Clumps? Well quite a lot of glands are involved: Testiclular glands, seminal vesicles, prostate gland bulbourethral and urethral glands

27. Adrenal glands make certain hormones

28. The pituitary is supervisor of the other glands, sending out chemical messages to the thyroid, adrenal, and sex glands, as well as to other glands having endocrine functions.

29. Adrenal glands, also known as suprarenal glands, are small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys. Adrenal glands produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions.

30. Her glands were swollen and painful.

31. The terrestrial Arthropods excrete through Malpighian tubules while the aquatic ones excrete through green glands or coaxal glands

32. Both sexes have these glands, but males have much larger morillos and use their anal glands more frequently.

33. Apocrine sweat glands are one of the two main types of sweat glands found in the skin

34. My adrenaline glands are pumping beautifully.

35. It's made by your adrenal glands.

36. Abnormally round face, Enlarged or swollen glands (Face), Enlarged or swollen glands (Neck (front)) and Pain or discomfort

37. All four feet possess scent glands.

38. Quote: Ebner's glands Also known as: von Ebner's glands Associated persons: Anton Gilbert Victor von Ebner, Ritter von Rosenstein Description: Serous glands of the tongue, located beneath the Circumvallate and foliate papillae

39. A18.7† Tuberculosis of adrenal glands (E35.1*) Includes:

40. The human body has two Adrenal glands.

41. At the root of these body changes are your glands, including the thyroid, the adrenals and the gonads (sex glands).

42. Capybaras have two types of scent glands; a morillo (Spanish for "andiron"), located on the snout, and anal glands.

43. The glands near the Chancre may swell

44. Catecholamines are made in the adrenal glands

45. Hair follicles, sweat glands, nails Adnexa mastoidea

46. Adenocarcinoma forms in glands that secrete mucus

47. Take a look at his adrenal glands.

48. The glands in the neck may enlarge.

49. Catecholamines are hormones produced by the adrenal glands

50. The female has three pairs of mammary glands.