250 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES 



Besides the glands already described, many others of 

 minor importance occur. For a description of these, the 

 reader is referred to the more extensive works on anatomy. 



REVIEW QUESTIONS 



What are glands? 



What are lymphatic glands? What is their function? 

 Which is the largest gland of the body? Where is it located? 

 How many lobes are there in the liver? 

 What is the function of the liver? 

 What large vein enters the liver? 

 What artery supplies the liver? 

 What is the average weight of the liver? 

 What is the gall-bladder? 

 What is the function of the bile? 

 What is the capacity of the gall-bladder? 

 Where is the spleen situated, and what is its function? 

 What is the pancreas? Its function? 

 What is the function of the pancreatic juice? 

 Where are the parotid glands situated, and what is their function? 

 What disease is liable to attack them? 



What duct carries the secretion from this gland, and where does it 

 open? 



Give location of the submaxillary glands. What is their function? 



Give location of sublingual glands. 



What is the thyroid gland? State location. 



To what disease is this gland most susceptible? 



What is the prostate gland? 



Give the function of the lacrimal glands and state their location. 



Where do we find the mesenteric glands? What is their function? 



What are the mammary glands? Where situated? 



What are the functions of these glands? 



What changes take place in these glands? 



Describe the structure of the mammary glands. 



What are the sebaceous glands? 



Describe the location of the sudoriparous glands. 



How is the secretion of the various glands regulated? 



