MICROANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

PANCREAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
These are tubes that transverses the buccal (cheek) region and enters the oral cavity just posterior to the upper second molar. They secretes saliva from the parotid gland.
A
Parotid ducts
B
Submandibular gland
C
Submandibular ducts
D
Sublingual ducts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The facial nerve courses through the parotid gland, providing motor supply to the muscles of facial expression but does not provide innervation to the gland.

Detailed explanation-2: -The parotid duct (Stensen duct) passes anteriorly, turns medially at the anterior border of the masseter, pierces the buccinators, and then enters the oral cavity through a small orifice opposite the second maxillary molar.

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