Tonsils/Salivary Glands

Tonsils

Part of the body’s defense system, protects the body against ingested infection

Salivary Glands

Secretion of saliva into the oral cavity, which begins the digestion of starchy foods in the mouth via the enzyme salivary amylase

Parotid Glands

Salivary Gland: Anterior to the ear and ducts into the mouth over second upper molar

Palatine Tonsils

Tonsil: On each side of the mouth at the posterior

Lingual Tonsil

Tonsil: at the base of the tongue, posterior to the oral cavity

Submandibular Glands

Salivary Glands: Located along medial aspect of the mandible in floor of the mouth, ducting under the tongue close to frenulum

Sublingual Glands

Salivary Glands: Small glands most anteriorly in the floor of the mouth and emptying under the tongue

Palatine Tonsil

Lingual Tonsil

Pharyngeal Tonsil