Palatine glands

Palatine glands
Details
Identifiers
Latin	glandulae palatinae
TA	A05.1.02.017
FMA	71616
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palatine glands form a continuous layer on the posterior surface of the mucous membrane of the soft palate and around the uvula.They are pure mucous glands.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier

Epithelial tissue

Cells

Types

Simple squamous epithelium
- Endothelium
- Mesothelium

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Simple columnar epithelium

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
- Respiratory epithelium

Stratified squamous epithelium

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Stratified columnar epithelium

Transitional epithelium
- Urothelium

Glands

Types

Mechanism	Merocrine Eccrine Apocrine Holocrine Sebaceous Meibomian

Shape	Tubular gland Alveolar gland

Secretion	Serous glands Mucous glands

Components

Ducts:
Acinus/Lobe

See also: Template:Epithelial neoplasms

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