Sublingual gland

Organs · Latin: Glandula sublingualis

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The paired sublingual glands are major salivary glands in the mouth.

They are the smallest, most diffuse, and the only unencapsulated major salivary glands.

They provide only 3-5% of the total salivary volume.

There are also two other types of salivary glands; they are submandibular and parotid glands.

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