Those are the parotid glands, located in front of the ears, the sublingual gland below the tongue and the submandibular gland behind the chin.
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The third pair are the sublingual glands located underneath the tongue and their secretion is mainly mucous with a small percentage of saliva ."
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Serous glands are most common in the parotid gland and lacrimal gland but are also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland.
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Above the anterior part of this line is a smooth triangular area against which the sublingual gland rests, and below the hinder part, an oval fossa for the submaxillary gland.
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Symptoms of dry mouth and dryness in the oral cavity are caused by the reduced production of saliva from the salivary glands ( parotid gland, submandibular gland, and sublingual gland ).
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Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers are also distributed partly via the chorda tympani and lingual nerves to the submandibular ganglion, thence by postganglionic ( vasodilator ) fibers to the submandibular gland and sublingual gland.
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Laterally, in between the hyoglossus muscle and the mylohyoid muscle lay several important structures ( from upper to lower ) : sublingual gland, submandibular duct, lingual nerve, vena comitans of hypoglossal nerve, and the hypoglossal nerve.
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There are 3 paired major salivary glands in humans ( the parotid gland, the submandibular gland, and the sublingual gland ), as well as about 800-1000 minor salivary glands in the oral mucosa of the mouth.
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Various other glands used as food may also sometimes be called " sweetbreads, " including the parotid gland ( " cheek " or " ear " sweetbread ), the sublingual glands ( " tongue " sweetbreads or " throat bread " ) as well as ovary ( " cf . " snow frog ) and testicles ( " cf ."
