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glands appear lateral at 8 week i.u while the minor salivary glands
begin their development during the third month,
The epithelium bud grows into an extensively branched
system of cords that are solid but gradually develop a lumen and
become system and are formed by repeated branching and budding
of the finer cell cords and ducts.
Structure Of Salivary Gland:
Both of the major and minor salivary gland are composed of (Fig.44):
1- Parenchymal elements develop as an epithelial outgrowth,
which invades the underlying mesenchyme.
2- The connective tissue stroma [capsule and septa] Forms from
the mesenchyme.
The connective tissue forms a capsule around the gland’ and
extends into it, dividing groups of secretory units and ducts into
lobes and lobules. The blood and lymph vessels and nerves that
supply the gland are contained within the connective tissue capsule.
The secretory end pieces are known as acini. There are tow
kinds of acinar cells, Mucous and serous. These cells form a grape-
like or tubular end piece. The base of these cells rests on the
connective tissue and the apex faces the center of the tube or circular
structure. Partially surrounding each secretory acinus is the
myoepithelial cells,
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