GROSS ANATOMY

GROSS ANATOMY

ORAL CAVITY

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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: -Serous acini of salivary and lacrimal glands have similar developmental, morphologic, and functional characteristics. Serous acinar cells are functionally mature, secretory epithelial cells that normally do not divide and are long lived.

Detailed explanation-2: -Submandibular acinar glands secrete numerous proteins such as digestive enzymes and defense proteins on the basis of the exocrine secretion mode.

Detailed explanation-3: -Submandibular glands have a mixture of mucous and serous acini.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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