General outline small digestive glands distributed in the wall of digestive tract esophageal glands, gastric glands and intestine glands large digestive glands outside the wall of digestive tract salivary glands, liver and pancreas
1. Components: ---small gland or endocrine cell: islet of pancreas and corpus luteum ---endocrine gland: Thyroid gland Parathyroid gland Adrenal gland Pituitary gland(hypophysis) Pineal body
---skin is the largest organ of the body, it constitutes about 16% of body weight ---its total surface area is about 1.2-2.2 m2 ---function: protection, sensory reception, excretion and thermoregulation
