adult salivary gland duct [FBbt_00003136]
A narrow epithelial tube (around 7um in diameter) that carries saliva from the secretory part of the adult salivary glands to the salivary gland common duct. It is lined with a chitinous intima, stiffened by annular, transverse ridges (taenidia). The epithelial cells are stretched thin with nuclei at wide intervals in a narrow band of cytoplasm. (Miller, 1950)
adult salivary gland duct
ID: FBbt_00003136
Adult Anatomy
A narrow epithelial tube (around 7um in diameter) that carries saliva from the secretory part of the adult salivary glands to the salivary gland common duct. It is lined with a chitinous intima, stiffened by annular, transverse ridges (taenidia). The epithelial cells are stretched thin with nuclei at wide intervals in a narrow band of cytoplasm. (Miller, 1950)
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Relationships
- continuous with: adult common salivary gland duct, adult salivary gland proper
- is part of: adult salivary gland
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