The sublingual fold, as identified in this 1906 diagram
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Identifiers
Latin
plica sublingualis
TA98
A05.1.01.113
TA2
2789
FMA
54660
Anatomical terminology
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The sublingual papilla or sublingual fold is a small fold of soft tissue located on each side of the lingual frenulum.[1] The sublingual papilla marks the site of the sublingual gland[2] with its major sublingual duct[3] and its minor sublingual ducts[4] opening upon the papilla.
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The sublingualpapilla or sublingual fold is a small fold of soft tissue located on each side of the lingual frenulum. The sublingualpapilla marks the...
the sublingual duct (of Bartholin) joins the submandibular duct to drain through the sublingual caruncle. The sublingual caruncle is a small papilla near...
The sublingual space is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It is a potential space located below...
ultimately drain into the sublingual caruncles – small prominences on either side of the lingual frenulum along with the major sublingual duct. The gland can...
passes between the sublingual gland and the genioglossus and opens by a narrow opening on the summit of a small papilla (the "sublingual caruncle") at the...
are also two other types of salivary glands; they are submandibular and sublingual glands. Sometimes accessory parotid glands are found close to the main...
the submental space are: the submandibular spaces posterolaterally. the sublingual space superiorly (via erosion through the mylohyoid). Its contents are...
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bellies of the digastric muscles). posteriorly and superiorly to the sublingual space (located above the mylohyoid muscle) inferiorly to the lateral pharyngeal...
also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland. "Medical Definition of SEROUS GLAND". www.merriam-webster.com....
absorption). In 2003, the FDA approved a buccal form of testosterone (Striant). Sublingual testosterone can also be made by some compounding pharmacies. Cost for...
termed "Wharton's duct"). Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or a minor salivary gland may develop salivary stones. The usual...
They produce about 70% of the oral cavity saliva. The third pair are the sublingual glands located underneath the tongue and their secretion is mainly mucous...
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