PATHOLOGY MCQ
PANCREAS
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Question
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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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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: -Submandibular Salivary Glands The main saliva-carrying tube from the submandibular gland is called “Wharton’s duct, ‘’ and it opens into the mouth right under the tongue. One of the branches of the facial nerve runs just over the top of the submandibular gland and is called the marginal mandibular nerve.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The parotid duct, also known as Stensen duct, drains saliva from the parotid gland into the oral cavity.