Glands/Corpuscles
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Location
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Functions
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1. Accessory glands
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Male reproductive system
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Activation and lubrication of sperms
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2. Accessory glands
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Earthworm
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Copulation
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3. Antennary (Green) glands
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Crustaceans
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Excretion
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4. Apical glands
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Trematode larva
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To dissolve tissue of secondary host
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5. Bartholin’s gland
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Female reproductive system
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Lubrication of vagina during copulation
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6. Blood glands (red glands)
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Earthworm
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Synthesis of blood cells and haemoglobin
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7. Bowman’s glands
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Nasal chamber of man
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To moisten nasal epithelium
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8. Brunner’s glands
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Submucosa of duodenum of mammals
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Releasing of alkaline secretions (mucus)
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9. Bulbo-urethral (Cowper’s ) glands
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Human male
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Lubricates urethra for semen in man
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10. Calciferous glands
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Stomach of earthworm
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To release calcareous fluid to neutralise acidity
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11. Cardiac glands
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Cardiac stomach
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To release of gastric juice
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12. Ceruminous (Wax) glands
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Exterior auditory meatus of mammals
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To release cerumin (ear wax)
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13. Chromaphil glands
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Pharynx of earthworm
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To release proteinase and mucus
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14. Ciliary glands (Glands of Moll)
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Base of eyelashes of man
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Lubrication of eye lashes
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15. Clitellar glands
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Clitellum of earthworm
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To secrete cocoon
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16. Collateral glands
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3rd or 4th abdominal segments of female cockroach
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To secrete egg case of ootheca
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17. Conglobate (Phallic) glands
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Near male genital aperture of male cockroach
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To release musky odour for attraction of females and also secrete outermost layer of spermatophore wall.
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18. Corpuscula bulboidea
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Krause end bulbs
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Sensitive to cold (Thermoreceptors)
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19. Crop (modified oesophagus)
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Birds
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To secrete crop milk
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20. Crypt of Lieberkuhn
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Ileum
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To secrete succus entericus
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21. Cutaneous glands (epidermal glands)
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Vertebrate skin
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Modified for different functions
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22. Cystogenous glands
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Cercaria larva of liver fluke
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To secrete cyst
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23. Dogiel’s corpuscles
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Encapsulated sensory nerve ending
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24. Ebner’s (Serous) glands
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On tongue
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Secretions help to spread food over papillae
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25. Eccrine (coiled tubular sweat) glands
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All over the body of man
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For osmoregulation
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26. Ecdysal (Prothoracic) glands
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Insects
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Source of ecdysone for moulting
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27. Egli’s glands
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Ureter & renal pelvis
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To release of mucus
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28. Femoral glands
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Thigh of male lizard
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To secrete calcareous spines that help in copulation
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29. Fundic (Gastric) glands
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Fundus of stomach
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To release gastric juice
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30. Gastric glands
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Refer fundic glands
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31. Genital corpuscles
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Near external genitalia
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Tangoreceptors
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32. Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles
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Finger tips and toes
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Tangoreceptors
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33. Grandy’s corpuscles
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On bird’s beak
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Tangoreceptors
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34. Green glands
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Refer antennary glands
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35. Harderian glands
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Vertebrate eye with functional nictitating membrane
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36. Hedonic (Scent or Odoriferous) glands
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Skin of few reptiles & all mammals
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To attract opposite sex
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37. Herbst’s corpuscles
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Birds
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Tangoreceptors
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38. Infraorbital glands
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Below the eye ball of few mammals (e.g. Rabbit)
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Acts as Salivary glands
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39. Inguinal (Perineal) glands
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Cutaneous glands of certain mammals (e.g. Rabbit) near genital organs
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To attract opposite sex
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40. Ink glands
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Cephalopod molluscs
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To release ink during escape
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41. Internal salivary glands
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Sublingual and submandibular glands of man
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42. Intestinal glands
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Refer Crypts of Lieberkuhn
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43. Jacobson’s organs
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Amphibians and reptiles
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Olfactoreceptors
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44. Key-retzius
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Beak of certain aquatic birds
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Resembling Pacinian
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45. Krause’s glands
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Tympanic cavity
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To release mucus
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46. Labial glands
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Inner lip surface of man
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To secrete mucus
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47. Lachrymal (Tear) glands
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Vertebrate eyes
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Secrete tears. Nourish cornea
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48. Lymph glands
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Alimentary canal of earthworm
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To release phagocytes
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49. Mammary glands
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Modified oil gland in Prototherians and modified sweat gland in higher mammals
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For production of milk in females during lactation period
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50. Mantle gland
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Mantle of mollusca
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To secrete shell
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51. Mebomian glands
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On the eye lids
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To release oil
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52. Mehlis’s glands
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Surrounds ootype of trematode and cestode in the centre of ovarian complex
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For lubrication of genital tract for passage of eggs
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53. Moll’s glands
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Refer ciliary glands
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54. Mushroom (utricular) glands
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Male cockroach
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To secrete innermost layer of spermatophore and for nourishment and storage of sperms
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55. Odoriferous glands
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Refer Hedonic glands
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56. Optic glands
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The brain of cephalopod mollusc
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To release gonadotropic hormones
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57. Pacinian corpuscles
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Near ligaments and tendons
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Tangoreceptors
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58. Palatine glands
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Palate of mammals
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To secrete mucus
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59. Parotid glands
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Near tympanum of toad
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To release poison
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60. Parotid glands
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Salivary gland of mammals
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Secrete saliva
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61. Penetration glands
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Miracidium larva of flukes
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To penetrate skin of sheep
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62. Phallic glands
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Refer conglobate gland
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63. Preening (Uropygeal) gland
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Birds
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Modified oil glands to make feathers water proof
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64. Prostate gland
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Associated with male reproductive system. Also found in some annelids & molluscans
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65. Prostomial gland
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Leech
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To secrete ootheca
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66. Pyloric gland
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Pyloric part of stomach
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To release mucus and gastric hormone
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67. Red gland
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Refer blood gland
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68. Salivary glands
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Refer internal salivary glands
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69. Scent (Odoriferous) glands
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Refer Hedonic glands
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70. Sebaceous glands
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Mammalian skin
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To release sebum
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71. Shell glands
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Platyhelminthes
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For secretion of shells and lubrication of genital tract
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72. Slime glands
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Skin of hagfish
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To release mucus
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73. Sublingual glands
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Salivary gland seen below tongue
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Release of saliva (5%)
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74. Submaxillary (Submandibular) glands
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Salivary glands in angle of jaws
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Release of saliva (75%)
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75. Subneural glands
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Herdmania (Sea potato)
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Excretory glands
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76. Sudoriferous glands
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Sweat producing glands
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77. Sweat glands
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Skin
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To produce sweat
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78. Tarsal glands
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On tarsus of prototherians
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To secrete poison
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79. Tear glands
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Refer lachrymal glands
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80. Unicellular glands
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Cutaneous glands of fish
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To form mucus
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81. Uropygeal gland
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Refer preening glands
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82. Utricular glands
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Refer mushroom glands
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83. Zeis gland
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Eyelashes follicles of Mammals
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Modified sebaceous gland sensitive to allergens
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84. Zygomatic gland
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Refer infraorbital gland
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