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FIGURE 13.18 ■ Parotid salivary gland. Stain: hematoxylin and eosin. Upper
panel: medium magnification. Lower panel: high magnification.
FIGURE 13.19 | Submandibular Salivary Gland
The submandibular salivary gland is a mixed compound tubuloacinar gland with
both serous and mucous acini, with serous acini predominating. The presence of
serous and mucous acini distinguishes the submandibular gland from the parotid
gland, which is a purely serous gland.
This illustration depicts several lobules of the submandibular gland in which
mucous acini (5, 11, 13, II) are intermixed with serous acini (6, I). The detailed
features of different acini and ducts of the gland are illustrated at a higher
magnification in separate boxes below.
The serous acini (6, I) are similar to those in the parotid gland (Fig. 13.18).
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