HEAD NECK
SALIVARY GLANDS
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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.
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Parotid ducts
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Submandibular gland
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Submandibular ducts
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Sublingual ducts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your parotid gland connects to a tube (called Stensen’s duct) that carries saliva to your mouth, releasing near your upper molar teeth.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The parotid duct, also known as Stensen duct, drains saliva from the parotid gland into the oral cavity.
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