Salivary glands

Minor salivary glands secrete to and the oral cavity.

The salivary gland is generally constructed of a and .

CT septa arise from the capsule and divide the gland into and smaller .

What is the function of reticular CT in the salivary gland? and of the gland.

is a group of surrounding a lumen and resting on a .

Basket cells contain and to contract and squeeze the secretion from the acini.

Mucous acinus appear , and with a lumen.

Each mucous acini is lined by cells with , nuclei and cytoplasm.

The serous acinus appears , and with lumen.

Each serous acinus is lined by cells having nuclei and basal cytoplasm (^ RER) with apical secretory granules.

The secretory cells of serous acini is surrounded by basket cells.

Mixed acinus appears as acinus with a cells ().

The appearance of mixed acinus is an caused by of the cells with of the cells from their original position.

Intralobular duct:

1. duct
2. duct

Intercalated duct drain the and are lined by cells.

Secretory striated duct have lumen lined by to cells with nuclei and cytoplasm.

Interlobular ducts are lined by epithelium.

Interlobar ducts are lined by epithelium.

The main duct is lined by epithelium.

Intralobular ducts:

Parotid
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- secretory striated duct

Submandibular
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- secretory striated duct

Sublingual
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- secretory striated duct