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In the center of the field are a number of serous demilunes (arrowheads) associated with the mucous acini. This
Holdings,
reflects the most common arrangement of serous secretory cells in the sublingual gland. The ducts (arrows) are
striated, or secretory, ducts and are located within the lobule.
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Although not emphasized previously, the epithelial cells of the acini and the ducts rest on basement membranes.
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This statement is true not only for the sublingual gland, but also for the other two major salivary glands: the parotid
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and submandibular glands.
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