Salivary duct
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Salivary duct may refer to:
- Parotid ductParotid ductThe parotid duct, also known as Stensen's duct, is the route that saliva takes from the parotid gland into the mouth.It passes through the buccal fat, buccopharyngeal fascia, and buccinator muscle then opens into the vestibule of the mouth next to the maxillary second molar tooth. The buccinator...
- Submaxillary ductSubmaxillary ductThe submandibular duct is one of the salivary ducts. It is about 5 cm. long, and its wall is much thinner than that of the parotid duct....
- Major sublingual ductMajor sublingual ductThe excretory ducts of the sublingual gland are from eight to twenty in number. Of the smaller sublingual ducts , some join the submandibular duct; others open separately into the mouth, on the elevated crest of mucous membrane , caused by the projection of the gland, on either side of the frenulum...