2024年1月18日 · The sublingual glands, a type of salivary gland, are under your tongue. Their primary purpose is producing mucous secretions important to digestion.

2022年7月8日 · You have three major types of salivary glands, including your parotid glands, submandibular gland and sublingual gland. What are salivary glands? Your salivary glands produce saliva (spit) and empty it into your mouth through ducts, or small openings.

2023年7月17日 · The sublingual gland is the smallest of the three major salivary glands [1], which also include the parotid and submandibular glands. The sublingual gland lies between the muscles of the floor of the oral cavity, which include the geniohyoid muscle, hyoglossus muscle medially, and the mylohyoid muscle inferiorly.

2020年6月15日 · The sublingual glands are the smallest of the three paired salivary glands and the most deeply situated. Both glands contribute to only 3-5% of overall salivary volume, producing mixed secretions which are predominately mucous in nature.

Located underneath the oral diaphragm (diaphragma oris), the sublingual 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. The sublingual gland provides approximately 3-5% of …

2025年1月24日 · The sublingual gland is one of the three major salivary glands, and its primary function is to produce and secrete saliva into the oral cavity. While it contributes the smallest amount of saliva among the major glands, its mucous-rich secretions play a vital role in maintaining oral health and facilitating digestion.

2023年5月29日 · The salivary glands are exocrine glands that make, modify and secrete saliva into the oral cavity. They are divided into two main types: the major salivary glands, which include the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands, and the minor salivary glands, which line the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract and the overwhelming entirety of ...

2023年7月24日 · The salivary submandibular, parotid, sublingual, and submucosal glands produce saliva which is necessary for the moistening of food products, breakdown of carbohydrates by salivary amylase (formerly known as ptyalin), antimicrobial, and …

2023年10月30日 · In opposition to the parotid glands, the sublingual glands secrete entirely mucinous saliva, which accounts for approximately 3-4% of all saliva production. The nervous supply of the sublingual gland reflects that of the submandibular gland.

2024年8月20日 · The sublingual glands are the smallest of the three paired major salivary glands that lie in the sublingual space on the floor of the mouth, anterior to the submandibular glands. They secrete predominantly mucous saliva that is drained by numerous ducts, collectively termed the minor sublingual ducts (of Rivinus).