| Simple glands | Compound glands |
| $(1)$ They contain isolated glandular cells. | $(1)$ They contain a cluster of secretory cells. |
| $(2)$ They are unicellular. | $(2)$ They are multicellular. |
| $(3)$ Example: Goblet cells of the alimentary canal. | $(3)$ Example: Salivary glands. |
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| Column-$I$ (Types of epithelium) | Column-$II$ (Description) |
| $A$. Squamous | $I$. It is composed of a single-layer epithelium of cube-like cells |
| $B$. Cuboidal epithelium | $II$. Having cilia on their free surface |
| $C$. Columnar | $III$. It is composed of a single epithelium layer of tall and slender cells |
| $D$. Ciliated | $IV$. It is made up of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries |
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