The submandibular duct (Wharton's duct[1], submaxillary duct) is about 5 cm. long, and its wall is much thinner than that of the parotid duct.
| Submandibular duct | |
|---|---|
 Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Labeled as "submaxillary duct", but is identified as "submandibular duct" in newer sources.) | |
 Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line. The small figure is an enlarged view of the otic ganglion. ("Wharton's duct" labeled in lower left.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ductus submaxillaris |
| TA98 | A05.1.02.012 |
| TA2 | 2811 |
| FMA | 86266 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It begins by numerous branches from the deep surface of the gland, and runs forward between the Mylohyoideus and the Hyoglossus and Genioglossus, then between the sublingual gland and the Genioglossus, and opens by a narrow orifice on the summit of a small papilla, at the side of the frenulum linguæ.
On the Hyoglossus it lies between the lingual and hypoglossal nerves, but at the anterior border of the muscle it is crossed laterally by the lingual nerve; the terminal branches of the lingual nerve ascend on its medial side.
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External links
- Anatomy figure: 34:03-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- MedicalMnemonics.com: 329
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This article incorporates text in the public ___domain from page 1135 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)