Exocrine Glands
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Exocrine Glands. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Exocrine Glands.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Apocrine Glands - Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE inste...
Bartholin's Glands - Mucus-secreting glands situated on the posterior and lateral aspect of the vestibule of the vagina....
Bulbourethral Glands - Glands situated on each side of the prostate that secrete a fluid component of the seminal fluid int...
Eccrine Glands - Simple sweat glands that secrete sweat directly onto the SKIN....
Lacrimal Apparatus - The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conj...
Mammary Glands, Animal - MAMMARY GLANDS in the non-human MAMMALS....
Mammary Glands, Human - Glandular tissue in the BREAST of human that is under the influence of hormones such as ESTROGENS; P...
Meibomian Glands - The sebaceous glands situated on the inner surface of the eyelids between the tarsal plates and CONJ...
Pancreas, Exocrine - The major component (about 80%) of the PANCREAS composed of acinar functional units of tubular and s...
Parotid Gland - The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately bel...
Prostate - A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a subst...
Salivary Ducts - Any of the ducts which transport saliva. Salivary ducts include the parotid duct, the major and mino...
Salivary Glands - Glands that secrete SALIVA in the MOUTH. There are three pairs of salivary glands (PAROTID GLAND; SU...
Salivary Glands, Minor - Accessory salivary glands located in the lip, cheek, tongue, floor of mouth, palate and intramaxilla...
Sebaceous Glands - Small, sacculated organs found within the DERMIS. Each gland has a single duct that emerges from a c...
Submandibular Gland - One of two salivary glands in the neck, located in the space bound by the two bellies of the digastr...
Sweat Glands - Sweat-producing structures that are embedded in the DERMIS. Each gland consists of a single tube, a ...
von Ebner Glands - Small tubulo-alveolar salivary glands located beneath the circumvallate and foliate papillae....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
