- The
paired submandibular glands (historically
known as
submaxillary glands) are
major salivary glands located beneath the
floor of the mouth. In adult...
- The
submandibular lymph nodes (submaxillary
glands in
older texts), are some 3-6
lymph nodes situated at the
inferior border of the
ramus of mandible...
- The
submandibular duct (also Wharton's duct or
historically submaxillary duct) is one of the
salivary excretory ducts. It is
about 5 cm long, and its...
- The
submandibular ganglion (or
submaxillary ganglion in
older texts) is part of the
human autonomic nervous system. It is one of four parasympathetic...
- The
submandibular space is a
fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also
termed fascial spaces or
tissue spaces). It is a
potential space, and...
- The
submandibular triangle (or
submaxillary or
digastric triangle)
corresponds to the
region of the neck
immediately beneath the body of the mandible...
- the
major ones, the most
common being the
parotid gland,
followed by
submandibular and
sublingual glands. It
should not be
confused with
sialadenosis (sialosis)...
- of the
tongue and
parasympathetic (secretomotor)
innervation to the
submandibular and
sublingual salivary glands.
Chorda tympani has a
complex course...
- of ducts.
Humans have
three paired major salivary glands (parotid,
submandibular, and sublingual), as well as
hundreds of
minor salivary glands. Salivary...
- as
major or minor. The
major salivary glands consist of the parotid,
submandibular, and
sublingual glands. The
minor salivary glands consist of 800 to...
