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FIGURE 13.19 ■ Submandibular salivary gland. Stain: hematoxylin and eosin.
Upper panel: medium magnification. Lower panel: high magnification.

FIGURE 13.20 | Sublingual Salivary Gland

The sublingual salivary gland is also a compound, mixed tubuloacinar gland that
resembles the submandibular gland because it contains both serous (11) and the
conspicuous mucous acini (9, I, II). Most of the acini, however, are mucous (9,

I, II) and are capped with serous demilunes (1, 13, II). Purely serous acini (11)
are less numerous in the sublingual gland; however, the seromucous composition
of each gland varies. In this illustration, serous acini (11) appear frequently,
whereas in other sections of the sublingual gland, serous acini (11) may be

absent. At a higher magnification, the myoepithelial cells (7, I) surround
individual serous and mucous acini (I).

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