Submandibular duct

Submandibular duct

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = ductus submaxillaris
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Caption = Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Labeled as "submaxillary duct", but is identified as "submandibular duct" in newer sources.)


Caption2 = Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line. The small figure is an enlarged view of the otic ganglion. ("Wharton's duct" labeled in lower left.)
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The submandibular duct (Wharton's duct [WhoNamedIt|synd|2297] , submaxillary duct) is about 5 cm. long, and its wall is much thinner than that of the parotid duct.

It begins by numerous branches from the deep surface of the gland, and runs forward between the mylohyoideus, hyoglossus, and genioglossus, then between the sublingual gland and the genioglossus, and opens by a narrow orifice on the summit of a small at the side of the frenulum linguæ.

On the hyoglossus it lies between the lingual and hypoglossal nerves, but at the anterior border of the muscle it is crossed laterally by the lingual nerve; the terminal branches of the lingual nerve ascend on its medial side.

It drains saliva from the submandibular glands and sublingual glands to the sublingual caruncle at the base of the tongue.

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