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THE ESSENTIALS OF HISTOLOGY 



FIG. 169. SECTION OF DOG'S SUBMAXILLARY, STAINED. 

 a, duct ; b, alveolus ; c, crescent. 



FIG. 170. SECTION OF PART OF THE HUMAN SUBMAXILLARY GLAND. 

 To the right of the figure is a group of mucous alveoli, to the left a group of serous alveoli. 



FIG. 171. ALVEOLI OF A SEROUS GLAND. A, AT REST. B, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD 



OF ACTIVITY. C, AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVITY. 



In A and B the nuclei are obscured by the granules of zj-mogen. 



