Features
Smallest salivary gland almond shaped weighs 3-4gms
Situation
lies above mylohyoid
below the mucosa of floor of mouth
medial to sublingual fossa of mandible
lateral to genioglossus
Relations
Front - meets opposite side gland
Behind - deep part of submandibular gland
Above - mucous membrane of mouth
Below - Mylohyoid muscle
Lateral - sublingual fossa
Medial - Genioglossus muscle
Sublingual Ducts
About 15 ducts emerge from gland
most of ducts opens into the floor of mouth on the summit of sublingual fold
A few join submandibular duct
Superior Salivatory Nucleus
Nervous Intermedius
Facial N Chorda tympani N
Joins Lingual N
Submandibular Ganglion (Relay)
Lingual N Sublingual Gland
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