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Sublingual gland, mucous endpieces (mostly), med. mag.
This gland is organized like the parotid but its main secretion is mucus. Pyamidal secretory cells are arranged around a wide lumen. Nuclei are usually flattened basally and light-staining mucus is stored apically. Small ducts with a cuboidal lining drain the acini and in turn drain to the columnar lined ducts.