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uropygial gland
a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers. -
oil gland
uropygial gland. -
adrenal gland
an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney. Its medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline and its cortex secretes several steroid hormones -
antennal gland
green gland. -
bulbourethral gland
Cowper's gland -
corpus luteum
a yellow glandular mass of tissue that forms in a Graafian follicle following release of an ovum. It secretes progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy