Abstract:The three pairs of major salivary glands include the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual. The minor salivary glands are numerous and are located in the mouth and oropharynx.All salivary glands are exocrine and have serous or mucous acini and excretory ducts. Serous acini have basally located nuclei, granular basophilic cytoplasm, and cytoplasmic zymogen PAS+ diastase-resistant granules, and they secrete amylase (Fig. 5.1 ). Mucous acini have basally located nuclei, clear vacuolated cytoplasm, and cytoplasmi… Show more
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