"Parotid" and "parotids" redirect here. For the carotids, see Common carotid artery.
For the amphibian skin gland, see Parotoid gland.
Parotid gland
Location of the left parotid gland in humans (shown in green).
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Details
Part of
Salivary glands
System
Digestive system
Identifiers
Latin
glandula parotidea
MeSH
D010306
TA98
A05.1.02.003
TA2
2800
FMA
59790
Anatomical terminology
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The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears. They are the largest of the salivary glands. Each parotid is wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and secretes serous saliva through the parotid duct into the mouth, to facilitate mastication and swallowing and to begin the digestion of starches. There are also two other types of salivary glands; they are submandibular and sublingual glands.[1] Sometimes accessory parotid glands are found close to the main parotid glands.[2]
^"Submandibular Gland: Location, Function and Complications".
The parotidgland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotidglands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of...
paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivary glands can be classified as...
The parotid duct or Stensen duct is a salivary duct. It is the route that saliva takes from the major salivary gland, the parotidgland, into the mouth...
salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor salivary glands consist of 800 to 1000 small mucus-secreting glands located...
decreases in proportion as parotidgland secretion rises to 50%. The average length of the normal adult human submandibular salivary gland is approximately 27 mm...
one or both parotidglands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans. The parotidgland is the salivary gland most commonly...
Salivary gland diseases (SGDs) are multiple and varied in cause. There are three paired major salivary glands in humans: the parotidglands, the submandibular...
functionally associated with the glossopharyngeal nerve and innervates the parotidgland for salivation. It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head...
gland is the smallest and most diffuse of the three major salivary glands of the oral cavity, with the other two being the submandibular and parotid....
although the parotidgland (saliva secretion 25%) is predominantly serous, the sublingual gland (saliva secretion 5%) mainly mucous gland, and the submandibular...
alpha-amylase. Serous glands are most common in the parotidgland and lacrimal gland but are also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser...
parotidectomy is the surgical excision (removal) of the parotidgland, the major and largest of the salivary glands. The procedure is most typically performed due...
potentiality. It is the most common type of salivary gland tumor and the most common tumor of the parotidgland. It derives its name from the architectural Pleomorphism...
post-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the otic ganglion to the parotidgland. The auriculotemporal nerve arises from the posterior division of: 497 ...
inflammation of salivary glands, usually the major ones, the most common being the parotidgland, followed by submandibular and sublingual glands. It should not...
innervation to the skin over the parotidgland and the mastoid process, parts of the outer ear, and to the parotidgland and its fascia. Pain resulting...
predation. These cutaneous glands are called parotoid as they are somewhat similarly positioned to mammalian parotidgland, although the latter have a...
glands of the human body There are several specialized glands within the human integumentary system that are derived from apocrine or sebaceous gland...
leaves the stylomastoid foramen. This division takes place within the parotidgland. Commonly, it divides into the following branches (several variations):...
of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX). It innervates the parotidgland. Its fibres synapse at the otic ganglion. The superior salivatory nucleus...
gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct"). Less commonly the parotidgland or rarely the sublingual gland or...
conveying pre-ganglionic parasympathetic secretomotor fibers for the parotidgland from the tympanic plexus to the otic ganglion (where they synapse)....
Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotidgland in the immune system. More specifically, it can refer to: deep parotid lymph nodes superficial...
origin is the medulla oblongata, and they terminate at the parotid salivary gland, the glands of the posterior tongue, and the stylopharyngeus muscle (which...
divides into the superficial temporal and maxillary artery within the parotidgland. It rapidly diminishes in size as it travels up the neck, owing to the...
ear, the Eustachian tube, the parotidgland, and mastoid air cells. It gives parasympathetic to supply to the parotidgland via the otic ganglion and the...
other glands used as food may also sometimes be called "sweetbreads", including the parotidgland ("cheek" or "ear" sweetbread), the sublingual glands ("tongue"...
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