EXOCRINE GLANDS of Chordata

 

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Chordata

Name of Gland	Position	Secretion/Functions
Areolar glands	Rudimentary milk gland in prototheria	Produce slight elevations
Bartholin glands	Reproductive tract of female	Secretion lubricates vagina and uterus for copulation
Brunner's gland	Duodenum of mammals	Secrete mucus
Bulbo-urethral glands (Cowper's glands)	Along side urethra in male	Secretion lubricates urethra for semen
Cardiac glands	Stomach of man	Secretion helps in digestion
Ceruminous glands	External ear	Secrete ear wax (Cerumen)
Crop glands	Crop of Pigeon	Secretes Pigeon's milk
Sweat glands	Skin of mammal	Secrete sweat
Fundic glands	Fundic stomach	Secrete pepsin. rennin and HCI
Harderian glands	Inner side of eyes in Amphibia, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals	Secretion lubricates nictitating membrane
Infra Orbital gland	Near orbit in rabbit	Secrete saliva
Inguinal gland (Perineal gland)	In the skin of genital orgaon region	Secrete characteristic smell
Lachrymal (tear) gland	Eye of mammals	Secrete tears
Mammary glands	Thorax and abdomen of mammals	Secrete milk
Meibomian lands	In eye lashes	Oily secretion
Moll glands	Eye lashes of man	Secretion lubricates eye lashes
Molar gland	Salivary gland in cat	Secretes saliva
Parotid gland	Buccal cavity of rabbit and man	Salivary gland
Perineal gland	Around genital organs and anus of rabbit	Odorous secretion for sexual attraction
Preen gland	Base of tail of bird	Keep feathers water proof
Prostate gland	Part of male reproductive organs in many animals (earthworm.mammals)	Secretes prostatic secretion to keep sperms active
Pyloric gland	Pyloric stomach	Secretes mainly mucus
Salt gland	Skin of mammals & fishes Skin of mammals	Secretes salt
Sebaceous gland	Skin of hag fish	Secretes oily sub stance to lubricate base of hair
Slime gland	Below the tongue in mammals	Secretes mucus to keep the skin slimy
Sublingual gland	Upper jaw of mammals	Salivary gland
Submaxillary gland Subneural gland	Dorsal side of Herdmania	Excretory in function
Tarsal gland	Inside tarsus of Prototherian	Poisonous substance for defence

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Mollusca

                 

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Mollusca

Name of Gland	Position	Secretion/Functions
Ink gland	In Cephalopods of Mollusca	Secretion of dark fluid for defence
Mantle glands	In mantle of Mollusca	Secretes sheil

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Arthropoda

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Arthropoda

 

Name of Gland	Position	Secretion/Functions
Antennary glands	At the base of antennae of crustacea	Excretory in function
Collaterial glands	Reproductive organs of female cockroach	Secrete ootheca
Conglobate glands (Phallic gland)	Rerpoductive organs of male cockroach	Secrete outer layer of spermatophore
Green glands	At the base of antenna of Crustaceans	Excretory in function
Mushroom gland	Male cockroach	Forms inner wall of Spermatophore
Phallic gland	Male cockroach	Secretes outer wall of spermatophore
Utricular gland	Male cockroach	Secretes medium for activity of sperms

EXOCRINE GLANDS of Annelida

Name of Gland	Position	Secretion/Functions
Accessory glands	Reproductive organs of Pheritima	Secretion helps in copulation
Blood glands (Red glands)	Either sides of pharynx of earthworm	Manufacture blood cells and Hb
Calciferous	Stomach of	Secrete chalky substance
glands	earthworm
Chromophil glands	Pharynx of earthworm	Secrete mucus and proteinase
Clitellar glands	Clitellum of earth -worm and leech	Secretion helps in cocoon formation
Prostomial gland	Found in leech	Secretion forms ootheca
Red gland	Wall of pharynx in earthworm	Forms blood

 

 EXOCRINE GLANDS of Platyheminthes

Name of Gland	Position	Secretion/Functions
Apical glands	Apical papilla of Trematod	Dissolves tissue of secondary host
Cystogenous glands	Cercaria larva Liver fluke	Forms cyst
Mehli's glands	Reproductive organs	Lubricates genital tract
Penetration gland	Miracidium larva of liver fluke	Secretion helps larva to penetrate in the body of snail
Shell gland	Reproductive organs in Platyhelminthes	Lubricates vagina & utreus
Vitelline gland	Platyhelminthes	Produce yolk