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Submandibular and Sublingual Glands

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Abstract

The submandibular gland has been found intimately associated with or fused with the sublingual gland; its bilateral absence has also been reported. The sublingual gland has a variable relation to the mandible. Accessory or isolated groups of cells are found in the oral cavity. They have been reported in the crypts of the palatine tonsils, the soft palate, hard palate, cheeks and lips. These are primarily mucous secretory cells similar to those found in the sublingual and submandibular glands.

The submandibular gland has been found intimately associated with or fused with the sublingual gland; its bilateral absence has also been reported.

The sublingual gland has a variable relation to the mandible.

Accessory or isolated groups of cells are found in the oral cavity. They have been reported in the crypts of the palatine tonsils, the soft palate, hard palate, cheeks and lips. These are primarily mucous secretory cells similar to those found in the sublingual and submandibular glands.

Riferimenti dell’opera originale

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Anatomical classification

Systems:
Digestive system

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Translation

Italian translation of «Submandibular and Sublingual Glands — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/OrganSystem/Text/SubMandibularGlands.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Translation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Traduzione italiana del testo originale inglese, che resta consultabile nella versione inglese di questa pagina. Il contenuto è stato riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti) senza modificarne le affermazioni. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.

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