gland milk gland 2015-04-16T16:38:45Z BTO:0005704 BrendaTissueOBO Larval nutrition is provided via a modified accessory gland, a milk gland, that empties into the uterus. The milk gland is connected to the dorsal side of the uterus and expands throughout the abdominal cavity of the fly as bifurcating tubules intertwining with fat body tissue. The lumen of the milk gland is surrounded by secretory and epithelial cells. Marion insect milk gland