tubular gland tubular gland tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion. tubular glanda pyloric gland, from a section of the dog’s stomach.m. mouth.n. neck.tr. a deep portion of a tubule cut transversely.detailsidentifierslatinglandula tubulosathh2.00.02.0.03021 anatomical terminology tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types: type description location simple tubularor simple straight tubularor straight tubular the gland is a uniform tube small intestine (crypts of lieberkühn), uterine glands coiled tubularor simple coiled tubular the gland is coiled without losing its tubular form sweat glands simple branched tubularor compound tubular branching occurs in the tubes pyloric glands of stomach