- The
parotid gland is a
major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two
parotid glands are
present on
either side of the
mouth and in
front of...
- The
parotid duct or
Stensen duct is a
salivary duct. It is the
route that
saliva takes from the
major salivary gland, the
parotid gland, into the mouth...
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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...
- one or both
parotid glands, the
major salivary glands located on
either side of the face, in humans. The
parotid gland is the
salivary gland most commonly...
-
decreases in
proportion as
parotid gland secretion rises to 50%. The
average length of the
normal adult human submandibular salivary gland is
approximately 27 mm...
-
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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gland is the
smallest and most
diffuse of the
three major salivary glands of the oral cavity, with the
other two
being the
submandibular and
parotid....
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parotidectomy is the
surgical excision (removal) of the
parotid gland, the
major and
largest of the
salivary glands. The
procedure is most
typically performed due...
- malignant. The
gland most
likely affected is the
parotid gland. In fact, it is the only
tumor virtually restricted to the
parotid gland. Warthin's tumor...
-
leaves the
stylomastoid foramen. This
division takes place within the
parotid gland. Commonly, it
divides into the
following branches (several variations):...
