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Submandibular gland

Locate submandibular gland on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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Submandibular gland

Salivary glands & ducts

Submandibular gland

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Produces mixed, predominantly serous saliva.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Mixed gland mainly below mandible
  2. Superficial and deep parts wrap around posterior mylohyoid border
  3. Duct runs forward in mouth floor
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Superficial part
  • Deep part
  • Mylohyoid posterior border
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

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 gland and give its main role.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Mixed gland mainly below mandible. Superficial and deep parts wrap around posterior mylohyoid border. Duct runs forward in mouth floor. Produces mixed, predominantly serous saliva.

02Which structure separates its superficial and deep parts?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Mylohyoid; the parts remain continuous around its posterior free border.

03Trace parasympathetic supply.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

VII chorda tympani fibres join the lingual nerve, synapse in submandibular ganglion, and postganglionic fibres reach the gland.

04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Superficial part; Deep part; Mylohyoid posterior border. Produces mixed, predominantly serous saliva. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.

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