3 PAIRS OF SALIVARY GLANDS
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PAROTID GLANDS
anterior to external ear, inferior to mandibular ramus.
Stensen's Duct
duct associated in parotid glands. Run anteriorly and medially opposite to 2 molar and opens saliva in the oral vestibule. About 5cm long.
SUBMANDIBULAR (SUBMAXILLARY) GLANDS
posterior to first molar almost angle of the mandible or below the mandible/maxilla.
Whartons Duct
narrower than stensens. Run anteriorly and superiorly in the frenulum then opens in the mouth. About 5cm long.
SUBLINGUAL GLANDS
floor of the mouth/ below the tongue, in contact laterally with the mandible and posterior side of the frenulum. Adjacent submandibular gland.
Rivinus Duct
small ducts forms Bartholin's Duct opens to the floor of the mouth.
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