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Anatomy of Salivary Glands

The document summarizes the anatomy of the major salivary glands - the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. It describes the location, structure, blood supply, nerve supply, duct system, and common clinical conditions associated with each gland. The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland located below and in front of the ear. The submandibular gland is below the mandible. The sublingual glands are the smallest glands located under the tongue. Each gland has excretory ducts that drain saliva into the mouth. The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands develop from the oral epithelium and mes

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Anatomy of Salivary Glands

The document summarizes the anatomy of the major salivary glands - the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. It describes the location, structure, blood supply, nerve supply, duct system, and common clinical conditions associated with each gland. The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland located below and in front of the ear. The submandibular gland is below the mandible. The sublingual glands are the smallest glands located under the tongue. Each gland has excretory ducts that drain saliva into the mouth. The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands develop from the oral epithelium and mes

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ANATOMY OF SALIVARY

GLANDS

PAVANI GOWDA M R
Salivary glands are compound exocrine glands which
secrete saliva

Divided into –
a. Major salivary glands – Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Sublingual gland
b. Minor salivary glands – numerous small glands in the
tongue , palate , cheeks and the lips .
PAROTID GLAND
Largest salivary gland
Pyramidal in shape
Location – below external acoustic meatus between
the ramus of mandible and sternocleidomastoid
Capsule of parotid gland
Investing layer of deep cervical fascia
Superficial lamina – thin and adherent to gland
attached above to zygomatic arch
Deep lamina – thin and attached to styloid process ,
posterior border of the ramus of mandible and the
tympanic plate
Applied aspect
Parotid swellings are painful due to unyielding nature
of the capsule
Mumps – viral parotitis
- virus infection caused by paramyxovirus
Parts
Superficial- lies over posterior part of ramus of
mandible
Deep – lies behind mandible and medial pterygoid
muscle , in relation to mastoid and styloid process
Relations
Four surfaces –
a. Superior
b. Superficial
c. Anteromedial
d. posteromedial
 Three borders –
a. Anterior
b. Posterior
c. medial
Parotid duct or Stensons duct
Open into the vestibule
of mouth opposite the
crown of the upper
second molar tooth
Thick walled – 5 cm long
Blood supply
Nerve supply
Parasympathetic nerves
are secretomotor
Sympathetic nerves are
vasomotor – derived
from plexus around
middle meningeal artery
Sensory nerves come
from auriculotemporal
nerve
Applied aspect
Parotid abscess – caused due to spread of infection
from the opening of parotid duct in the oral cavity
Frey syndrome
SUBMANDIBULAR SALIVARY GLAND
Situated in the anterior part of the digastric triangle
Size of a walnut
J shaped
Has a large superficial part and a small deep part
Relations
Submandibular or wharton’s duct
Emerges at the anterior
end of deep part of the
gland
Opens at the floor of the
mouth , at the side of
frenulum of the tongue
Blood supply
Arterial supply – facial artery
Venous drainage – common facial and lingual vein
Applied aspect
Salivary calculi – commonly found in the duct of
submandibular gland
Because the -secretions are viscous
- due to gravitational force
SUBLINGUAL GLANDS
Smallest of salivary glands
Almond shaped
Sublingual duct – opens into the floor of mouth on
summit of sublingual fold
Relations
Blood supply
Lingual and submental arteries
Nerve supply
Supplied by branches
from submandibular
ganglion
Secretomotor fibers
Sensory fibers from
lingual nerve
Vasomotor sympathetic
fibers from plexus on the
facial artery
Applied aspect
Ranula – cystic
translucent lesion seen
in the floor of mouth on
one side of the frenulum
- Arises from sub lingual
salivary gland due to
obstruction of its ducts
Development of salivary glands
Ectodermal in origin
Develop from buccal
epithelium lateral to the
angle of the mouth
Outgrowth branches
repeatedly to form duct
system and acini
Mesoderm forms the
intervening connective
tissue septa
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