Difference between Mucous and Serous
No. | Mucous |
Serous |
1. | Mucous is usually thick and viscous. | Serous is usually thin and watery. |
2. | Mucous gland is a component of salivary gland and it produces slippery aqueous secretion. | Serous gland is the component of salivary gland and it produces a solution with proteins. |
3. | Mucous consists of small and striated ducts. | Serous consists of large and striated ducts. |
4. | Cells of mucous have condensed chromatin. | Cells of serous have dispersed chromatin. |
5. | Cells of mucous have flattened nuclei which is against the basement membrane. | Cells of Serous have round and central nuclei. |
6. | Due to the presence of mucin, mucous is stained in light. | Due to the presence of zymogens, serous is stained in dark. |
7. | Mucous is included in lubricating the oral cavity, it converts food into the slippery bolus. | Serous is included in solubilizing dry food, Maintaince hygiene of food, and starting starch digestion. |
8. | Mucous has flattened nuclei in the cell. | Serous has round nuclei in the cell. |