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Locate parotid duct on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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Parotid duct (Stensen)
Understand what you see.
Conducts parotid secretion to the oral vestibule.
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How to recognise it.
- Crosses superficial surface of masseter
- Turns medially at masseter's anterior border
- Pierces buccinator
Point them out.
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Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.
01Identify parotid duct (stensen) and give its main role.+
Crosses superficial surface of masseter. Turns medially at masseter's anterior border. Pierces buccinator. Conducts parotid secretion to the oral vestibule.
02Where does it open?+
On a papilla in the vestibule opposite the maxillary second molar.
03Which facial muscle does it pierce?+
Buccinator. Its relationship to the masseter helps distinguish it from the submandibular duct in the floor of mouth.
04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.+
Masseter; Buccinator; Upper second molar papilla. Conducts parotid secretion to the oral vestibule. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.
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