GENERAL HISTOLOGY

TONGUE MIXED SALIVARY GLAND

ORAL CAVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Secretory portions of parotid gland are represented by the cells with round nuclei and basophilic cytoplasm. What structures of the gland do they form?
A
Mucus acini
B
Sebaceous acini
C
Mixed acini
D
Serous acini
E
Follicles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Submandibular glands have a mixture of mucous and serous acini.

Detailed explanation-2: -serous acini-contain only serous cells and are generally spherical. mucous acini-contain only mucous cells and are generally tubular. mixed (or sero-mucous) acini-contain a mixture of serous and mucous cells.

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