HEAD NECK
SALIVARY GLANDS
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Question
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Secretory portions of parotid gland are represented by the cells with round nuclei and basophilic cytoplasm. What structures of the gland do they form?
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Mucus acini
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Sebaceous acini
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Mixed acini
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Serous acini
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Follicles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The functional unit of the salivary glands is the terminal secretory piece called acini with a roughly spherical or tubular shape.
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