Summary

This document summarizes the various salivary glands, their position, and associated ducts. It includes the percentage of total saliva volume for each gland, as well as their innervation pathways. It includes a comprehensive table for quick reference.

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+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Salivary | **Position* | **Duct** | **% of | **Innervati | | gland** | * | | total | on** | | | | | saliva | | |...

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Salivary | **Position* | **Duct** | **% of | **Innervati | | gland** | * | | total | on** | | | | | saliva | | | | | | volume** | | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | Parotid | Below | Stensen's | 25% total | Glossophary | | gland | external | OR parorid | saliva | ngeal | | | auditory | duct. | volume. | (autonomic) | | | meatus | | | | | | (ear) | 5cm long | 100% serous | Auriculotem | | | | | saliva. | poral | | | Between | Opens into | | (sensory) | | | mastoid | oral | | | | | process and | cavity; | | | | | posterior | buccal | | | | | body of | upper first | | | | | ramus. | molar | | | | | | region. | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | Submandibul | Between | Wharton's | 60-65% of | Chorda | | ar | body and | duct. | total | tympani | | gland | mandible | | saliva | (branches | | | and | 5cm long | volume. | off facial | | | mylohyoid | | | nerve) | | | muscle, | Opens | Mixed | | | | within | lateral to | serious and | Lingual | | | sub-mandibu | lingual | mucous. | branch of | | | lar | foramen. | | inferior | | | fossa. | | | dental | | | | | | nerve. | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | Sublingual | Floor of | Bartholin's | 5-10% total | Chorda | | gland | mouth in | duct. | saliva | tympani | | | the | | volume. | (branches | | | sublingual | 10-20 | | off facial | | | fossa. | rivinus | 60% mucous | nerve) | | | | ducts | saliva. | | | | | (smaller) | | Lingual | | | | along | | branch of | | | | sublingual | | inferior | | | | fold. | | dental | | | | | | nerve. | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | Minor | Named | These | Less than | Parasympath | | salivary | according | glands | 10% of | etic | | glands | to their | comprise | total | innervation | | | location. | numerous | saliva |. | | | | small | volume. | | | | (Labial, | groups of | | Sympathetic | | | buccal, | secretory | Mixed | innervation | | | palatine, | units | saliva, |. | | | lingual) | opening via | mainly | | | | | short ducts | mucous. | | | | | directly | | | | | | into the | | | | | | mouth. | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

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