sublingual gland

One of 2 salivary glands in the floor of the mouth, beneath the tongue (the other is the submandibular gland). Structure: - most of the secretory units in the human gland are mucous- secreting with serous demilunes Innervation: - from a branch of the lingual nerve by way of the submandibular ganglion Empties into: - drainage is through the sublingual ducts

Related

sublingual duct submandibular (submaxillary) ganglion

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999