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FIGURE 13.17 ■ Salivary glands. The different types of acini (serous, mucous,

and mixed, with serous demilunes), different duct types (intercalated, striated,
and interlobular), and myoepithelial cells of a salivary gland are illustrated.

Serous cells in the acini are pyramidal in shape. Their spherical nuclei are
displaced basally due to accumulation of secretory granules in the upper or
apical regions of the cytoplasm.

Mucous cells are similar in shape to serous cells, except their cytoplasm is
completely filled with light-staining, secretory product mucus that flattens the

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