Sweat glands are simple coiled tubular glands

Sweat glands are simple coiled tubular glands.

Types of glands :

-Simple alveolar (acinar ): not found in adults; a stage in between development of simple branched glands .

-Simple branched alveolar (acinar): sebaceous glands.

-Simple tubular: intestinal glands.

-Simple coiled tubular: merocrine sweat glands.

-Simple branched tubular: gastric glands and mucous glands of doudenum, esophagus and tongue.

-Compound alveolar (acinar): mammary glands.

-Compound tubuloavleolar: salivary glands, glands of respiratory passage, and pancreas.

-Compound tubular: mucous glands (in mouth); bulbourethral glands (in male reproductive system); and testes (seminiferous tubules).