Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
salivary gland
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gptkbp:bloodSupply |
gptkb:sublingual_artery
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
lubrication of oral cavity
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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
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