Name: Dina Bonavie Asi

Section: HYG132
Activity No. 2
Instructions: Make a Table for the Major Salivary Glands

Indicate the Type of Secretion, Location of Gland, Location of Duct/Name of Duct, Blood Supply, Innervation, and any
Associated Structures(if any)
Example: Parotid Gland - External Carotid Artery or Submandibular Gland - Mylohyoid
Muscle).
Major Salivary Type of Location of Location of Blood Supply Innervation Structures
Glands Secretion Gland Duct
Submandibula It produces It is located The It receives their The are a pair of
r gland (SMG) both serous below your submandibula primary blood parasympathe elongate,
and mucous jaw. r duct, called supply from the tic innervation flattened
saliva Warhtin's submental and of both the hooks which
duct. sublingual submandibula have two sets
arteries, which r and of arms;
are branches of sublingual superficial and
the facial artery glands is the deep. The
and lingual chorda positioning of
artery, tympani these arms is
respectively, both branch of the in relation to
of which are facial nerve. the mylohyoid
branches of the muscle, which
external carotid the gland
artery hooks around.
Sublingual Sublingual is he largest The sublingual The sublingual lies between
Gland (SLG) tissue positioned sublingual glands receive glands receive the muscles of
primarily above the gland their primary autonomic the floor of the
produces a mylohyoid excretory duct blood supply innervation oral cavity,
thick muscle and called the from the through which include
mucinous below the sublingual sublingual and parasympathe the geniohyoid
fluid and mucosa of duct of submental tic and muscle,
lubricates the floor of Bartholin arteries, which sympathetic hyoglossus
the oral the mouth are branches of fibres, which muscle
cavity which the lingual artery directly and medially, and
allows for and facial artery, indirectly the mylohyoid
swallowing, respectively. regulate muscle
initiating salivary inferiorly
digestion, secretions
buffering pH, respectively.
and dental
hygiene
parotid gland The parotid It is located A duct, called Blood is supplied The parotid The parotid
(PG). glands between Stensen's by the posterior gland receives glands are a
contribute a the duct, drains auricular and sensory and pair of mainly
watery, sternocleid saliva from the superficial autonomic serous salivary
proteinaceo omastoid parotid gland temporal arteries. innervation. glands located
us secretion muscle and into the They are both The below and in
to whole the mouth, at the branches of the autonomic front of each
saliva masseter, area of the external carotid innervation ear canal,
extending upper cheeks. artery, which controls the draining their
from the arise within the rate of saliva secretions into
mastoid tip parotid gland production. the vestibule
to just itself. Sensory of the mouth
below the innervation is through the
angle of supplied by parotid duct.
the the Each gland lies
mandible auriculotempo behind the
ral nerve mandibular
(gland) and ramus and in
the great front of the
auricular mastoid
nerve process of the
temporal
bone.