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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

11. Oral Cavity

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11.1 Lip

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Transverse section of a human lip.

The lip is lined with a stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium (E).

A labial gland (G) is present in the subepithelial connective tissue, or lamina propria, and between bundles of striated muscle fibres (M).

The labial glands are mixed and include mucous and serous acinar cells (see Figure 11.2). The duct of the gland (arrows) is labelled.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×100

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