Sublingual Salivary Gland

Features

• Smallest salivary gland
• almond shaped 
• weighs 3-4gms 

Situation

• lies above mylohyoid 
• below the mucosa of floor of mouth
• medial to sublingual fossa of mandible
• lateral to genioglossus

Relations

• Front - meets opposite side gland 
• Behind - deep part of submandibular gland 
• Above - mucous membrane of mouth
• Below - Mylohyoid muscle 
• Lateral - sublingual fossa
• Medial - Genioglossus muscle

Sublingual Ducts

• About 15 ducts emerge from gland
• most of ducts opens into the floor of mouth on the summit of sublingual fold 
• A few join submandibular duct

Secretomotor pathway

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Sublingual Salivary Gland | Situation | Relation | Blood & Nerve Supply | Lymphatic Drainage