The sublingual gland (glandula sublingualis) is a seromucous polystomatic exocrine gland. Located underneath the oral diaphragm (diaphragma oris), the...
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drain into the sublingual caruncles – small prominences on either side of the lingual frenulum along with the major sublingual duct. The gland can be bilaterally...
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submandibular glands, and the sublingual glands. There are also about 800–1,000 minor salivary glands in the mucosa of the mouth. The parotid glands are in front...
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paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivary glands can be classified as...
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Bordoni, B; Ryan, J (2020), "article-36176", Anatomy, Head and Neck, Sublingual Gland, This book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution...
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salivary glands; they are submandibular and sublingual glands. Sometimes accessory parotid glands are found close to the main parotid glands. The word...
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Ranula (category Salivary gland pathology)
A ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst involving a sublingual gland and is a type of mucocele found on the floor of the mouth. Ranulae present as a swelling...
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salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor salivary glands consist of 800 to 1000 small mucus-secreting glands located...
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submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland. "Medical Definition of SEROUS GLAND". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 24 January...
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parotid gland (saliva secretion 25%) is predominantly serous, the sublingual gland (saliva secretion 5%) mainly mucous gland, and the submandibular gland (saliva...
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glands of the human body There are several specialized glands within the human integumentary system that are derived from apocrine or sebaceous gland...
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Submandibular duct (category Glands of mouth)
gland and sublingual gland to the sublingual caruncle in the floor of the mouth. The submandibular duct arises from deep part of submandibular gland,...
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sublingual papilla marks the site of the sublingual gland with its major sublingual duct and its minor sublingual ducts opening upon the papilla. In cases...
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The excretory ducts of the sublingual gland are from eight to twenty in number. Of the smaller sublingual ducts (ducts of Rivinus), some join the submandibular...
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hypoglossal nerve and the glossopharyngeal nerve. the sublingual salivary gland. Saliva from the sublingual gland drains through several small excretory ducts...
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Acinus (section Exocrine glands)
image: 46_03 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - sublingual gland Histology image:10405loa from Vaughan, Deborah (2002). A Learning System...
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Sialolithiasis (category Salivary gland pathology)
gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct"). Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or...
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parasympathetic (secretomotor) innervation to the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. Chorda tympani has a complex course from the brainstem, through...
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Duct (anatomy) (redirect from Gland duct)
are found in the submandibular gland, sublingual duct, and the parotid gland, but are more developed in the parotid gland. They are not present in pancreas...
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Postsynaptic fibers from the submandibular ganglion supply the sublingual and submandibular glands. Upon emerging from the stylomastoid foramen, the facial...
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The sublingual fovea (or sublingual fossa) is a fovea in the mandible for the sublingual gland. Sublingual fossa http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_8/chapter_42...
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of 7.4 Lingual lipase, which is secreted by the acinar cells of the sublingual gland; has a pH optimum around 4.0 so it is not activated until entering...
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submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. They are secretomotor to these glands. Some of the postganglionic fibers reach the sublingual gland after they...
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Lingual artery (redirect from Sublingual artery)
horizontally forward, beneath the hyoglossus. This takes it through the sublingual space. Finally, ascending almost perpendicularly to the tongue, it turns...
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posterior portion, with the sublingual gland occupying the space between these portions. An area of herniation of the sublingual gland, blood vessels, or fat...
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Human digestive system (redirect from Accessory digestive gland)
produce about 70% of the oral cavity saliva. The third pair are the sublingual glands located underneath the tongue and their secretion is mainly mucous...
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Outline of human anatomy (section Endocrine glands)
Oral cavity proper Glands of mouth Major salivary glands Parotid gland Sublingual gland Submandibular gland Minor salivary glands Teeth Incisor Canine...
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et al. (May 2008). "The proteomes of human parotid and submandibular/sublingual gland salivas collected as the ductal secretions". J. Proteome Res. 7 (5):...
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other glands used as food may also sometimes be called "sweetbreads", including the parotid gland ("cheek" or "ear" sweetbread), the sublingual glands ("tongue"...
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Digestive Digestive Mouth Teeth Tongue Lips Salivary glands Parotid glands Submandibular glands Sublingual glands Pharynx Pharynx Esophagus Esophagus Stomach Stomach...
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