The sublingual glands are salivary glands in the mouth.
| Sublingual gland | |
|---|---|
 Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Sublingual gland visible near bottom right.) | |
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| Details | |
| Artery | Sublingual artery (branch of lingual artery of external carotid artery) |
| Nerve | submandibular ganglion |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | glandula sublingualis |
| MeSH | D013361 |
| TA98 | A05.1.02.008 |
| TA2 | 2807 |
| FMA | 59791 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
They lie anterior to the submandibular gland under the tongue, beneath the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth.
They are drained by 8-20 excretory ducts called the ducts of Rivinus.
The largest duct, the sublingual duct (of Bartholin) joins the submandibular duct to drain through the sublingual caruncle.
The sublingual gland consists mostly of Mucous acini capped with serous demilunes and is therefore categorized as a mixed gland.
Most of the remaining small sublingual ducts open separately into the mouth on an elevated crest of mucous membrane, the plica fimbriata, formed by the gland and located on either side of the frenulum linguae.
The chorda tympani nerve (from the facial nerve via the submandibular ganglion) is secretomotor to the sublingual glands.
Additional images
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Digestive system -
Mandible. Inner surface. Side view.
External links
- Diagram at scopevic.org.au
- Anatomy photo:34:st-0701 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Oral Cavity: Glands"
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
- Template:RocheLexicon
- Histology at usc.edu
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