Manufacture of Exocrine system Medicines


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Manufacture of Exocrine system Medicines
Exocrine System
Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products (enzymes) into ducts (duct glands). They are the counterparts to endocrine glands, which secrete their products (hormones) directly into the bloodstream (ductless glands).
Names and location of exocrine glands
The names of the anatomists who first described them are often employed as names of the glands:
apocrine sweat glands
    skin
Bartholin's glands, Tiedmann's glands, vulvovaginal glands
    vulva, vagina
Bauhin's glands, anterior lingual glands
    tongue, near tip
Brunner's glands, duodenal glands
    duodenum
bulbourethral glands, Cowper's glands, Mery's glands
    penis, base
Ciaccio's glands, accessory lacrimal glands
    eye
Cobelli's glands
    esophagus, just above the cardia, in the mucosa
Duverney's gland
    vagina, on either side
Ebner's glands
    tongue
eccrine sweat glands
    skin
esophageal glands
    esophagus
exocrine pancreas
    pancreas
Fränkel's glands
    vocal cords, below the edge
gastric chief cell, Wasmann's glands
    stomach
glomus coccygeum, coccygeal gland, Luschka's gland or ganglion
    coccyx, near the tip
goblet cells
    digestive tract, respiratory tract
Henle's glands
    eyelids, in the conjuctiva
Huguier's glands
    vagina
Krause's glands
    conjunctiva, middle portion
Lieberkuhn's glands
    intestines, surface of mucous membrane
Littré's glands, Morgagni's glands
    spongy portion of the urethra
mammary gland
    breast
Meibomian gland
    eyelids
Moll's glands
    eyelids
Montgomery's glands
    mammary areola
Naboth's glands
    cervix and os uteri
olfactory glands, Bowman's glands
    nose, olfactory region
Paneth cells
    small intestine
parathyroid glands, Gley's glands, Sandstroem's glands
    thyroid, on surface
parotid gland
    mouth
Peyer's patches (or glands)
    ileum, lymphatic glands
pyloric glands
    stomach
sebaceous gland
    skin
Skene's glands, Guérin's glands
    vagina
sublingual gland, Rivini's gland
    mouth
submandibular gland
    mouth
sudoriparous glands, Boerhaave's glands
    skin
Sigmund's glands
    epitrochlear lymph nodes
Suzanne's gland
    mouth, beneath the alveolingual groove
Weber's glands
    tongue
Glands of Zeis
    eyelids, free edges
Prostate gland is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. It secretes a clear and basic fluid that constitutes 1/3 of the volume of semen.
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