Holocrine | Apocrine | Eccrine/ Merocrine | |
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Mode of secretion | By destruction of whole cell | By desruction of parts of apical cytoplasm |
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Tubular gland | Alveolar/ Acinar gland | Compound tubulo-alveolar gland |
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▢ Simple tubular gland:
▢ Simple branched tubular gland:
▢ Compound tubular glands:
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▢ Simple branched alveolar gland:
▢ Compound alveolar gland:
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Granulocytes | Agranulocytes | ||||
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Eosinophils | Basophils | Neutrophils | Monocytes | Lymphocytes | Plasma cell |
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2 nucleus-lobe | 2-3 nucleus-lobe | 3-5 nucleus-lobe | Largest WBC | Smallest WBC | |
Phagocytic | Non-phagocytic | Phagocytic | Phagocytic | Involved in Body defence mechanism | |
Involved in Allergic reaction | Secrete histamine and Serotonin | First line of defense against infection. | Form Macrophages in tissues. |
Apolar neuron | Unipolar neuron | Pseudo-unipolar neuron | Bipolar neuron | Multipolar neuron | |
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Location |
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| a. Dorsal root ganglia of Spinal cord i.e, most sensory nerve |
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Fea |
Astrocytes | Oligodendrocytes | Microglia | Ependymal cells | Satellite cells | Schwan cells | |
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Location | CNS | PNS | ||||
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