glands


Organs or groups of cells that take substances from the blood and change them chemically so that they can be secreted later for further use by the body. There are two kinds of glands: those that secrete their substances directly into the bloodstream (endocrine glands), and those that secrete their substances through channels or ducts (such as sweat glands and salivary glands).

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How to use glands in a sentence

  • These migrate to the salivary glands, and are carried into the blood of the person whom the mosquito bites.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • It is secreted by the gastric glands, and is transformed into pepsin by the action of a free acid.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • The tubercles and portions of the caseous glands should be crushed between two slides, dried, and stained for tubercle bacilli.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • Sometimes those which do nothing but furnish these secretions are spoken of as "ductless glands," from their structure.

    Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
  • They are called endocrine glands or organs, and their chemical contributions to the blood are known as hormones.

    Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard