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Locate submandibular duct on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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Submandibular duct (Wharton)
Understand what you see.
Carries submandibular saliva into the oral cavity.
Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.
How to recognise it.
- Runs forward from deep gland part
- Lies in floor of mouth
- Opens beside lingual frenulum
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 submandibular duct (wharton) and give its main role.+
Runs forward from deep gland part. Lies in floor of mouth. Opens beside lingual frenulum. Carries submandibular saliva into the oral cavity.
02Describe its relation to the lingual nerve.+
The lingual nerve crosses inferior to the duct as it passes from a lateral to a medial position; the relationship changes along the duct.
03Where does it open?+
At the sublingual caruncle on either side of the lingual frenulum; this differs from the parotid papilla opposite an upper molar.
04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.+
Lingual nerve crossing; Sublingual caruncle; Deep gland part. Carries submandibular saliva into the oral cavity. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.
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