sublingual gland

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf salivary gland
gptkbp:bloodSupply gptkb:sublingual_artery
gptkbp:contributedTo lubrication of oral cavity
gptkbp:drainedBy sublingual ducts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sublingual gland
gptkbp:innervates gptkb:lingual_nerve
facial nerve
chorda tympani
gptkbp:largest_duct Bartholin's duct
gptkbp:location oral cavity
beneath the tongue
gptkbp:lymphatic_drainage submandibular lymph nodes
gptkbp:number_of_ducts 8-20
gptkbp:paired_with contralateral sublingual gland
gptkbp:part_of digestive system
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:parotid_gland
submandibular gland
gptkbp:secretes saliva
mucous
gptkbp:significance may be involved in salivary gland tumors
may develop ranula
gptkbp:type_of_secretion mainly mucous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:lingual_artery
gptkb:mylohyoid_muscle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6