Compound tubuloacinar gland
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Acini
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Tubules
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Intralobular ducts
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
- Interlobular duct
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
-- Stratified columnar epithelium
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Lumen of ducts with saliva
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Interlobular connective tissue
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
Blood vessels
The secretory units in this gland consist of spherical acini and elongated tubules. Their secretions are immediately drained by intralobular ducts which flow into larger interlobular ducts located in the interlobular connective tissue between lobules. Interlobular ducts are often lined by a stratified columnar epithelium. Submandibular gland 400x
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