Nodular parenchyma
Encyclopedia
Nodular parenchyma is a small mass of tissue within a gland
or organ that carries out the specialized
functions
of the gland or organ.
Gland
A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance for release of substances such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface .- Types :...
or organ that carries out the specialized
Specialization (functional)
Specialization is the separation of tasks within a system. In a multicellular creature, cells are specialized for functions such as bone construction or oxygen transport. In capitalist societies, individual workers specialize for functions such as building construction or gasoline transport...
functions
Function (biology)
A function is part of an answer to a question about why some object or process occurred in a system that evolved through a process of selection. Thus, function refers forward from the object or process, along some chain of causation, to the goal or success...
of the gland or organ.
External links
- Nodular parenchyma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms