3.4 POJA-L98ABCD. Scheme of compound glands in the human oral cavity

3.4 POJA-L45. Sublingual gland 1

3.4 POJA-L46. Sublingual gland 2

3.4 POJA-L48. Tongue (lingual gland)

3.4  POJA-L98ABCD  

Title: Scheme of compound glands in the human oral cavity
A. parotid gland (serous).
B. sublingual gland (mucous area).
C. sublingual gland (mixed area).
D. simplified scheme of compound serous/mucous gland.
 
Description:

1. Myoepithelial cell                 6.  Mucous tubule
2. Serous acinus                          7.  Arteriole
3. Striated duct                           8.  Serous demilune (Giannuzzi)
4. Fat cell (adipocyte)              9.  Intercalated duct
5. Interlobular duct

 
 
3.4  POJA-L45

Title: Sublingual gland 1

Description:
Stain Azan, human. The sublingual gland is a mixed gland and mucous cells are dominating (muco-serous acini).
Intralobular ducts are present. Note one thick blue interlobular septum  and few thinner intralobular ones.

 



3.4  POJA-L46

Title: Sublingual gland 2  

Description:
Stain Azan, human. The sublingual gland is a mixed gland and characteristic in human is the presence of  large areas of serous cells neighbouring areas with mucous cells.
Inter- and intralobular ducts are present. Note inter- and intralobular septa (blue) and scattered fat cells (white).

 



3.4  POJA-L48
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Title: Tongue (lingual gland)

Description: 
Stain Azan, human. The posterior lingual gland is composed of areas with pure serous acini neighbouring pure mucous acini between the tongue muscles (at the left few striated fibers). 



Keywords/Mesh: oral cavity, mouth, salivary gland, sublingual gland, muco-serous gland, tongue, lingual gland, histology, POJA collection

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