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submandibular gland
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submandibular gland [¦səb·man′dib·yə·lər ′gland]
(anatomy)
A large seromucous or mixed salivary gland located below the mandible on each side of the jaw. Also known as mandibular gland; submaxillary gland.


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These are the parotid glands -- just below and in front of the ears; two submandibular glands under the floor of the mouth ( they drain saliva up into the floor of the mouth), and the sublingual glands just beneath the tongue.
Although the parathyroid is often intimately associated with the thyroid gland, it might have migrated further afield; for this reason, scans are extended from the upper neck at the inferior margin of the submandibular glands out to the carotid sheaths, and down to the supra-clavicular areas.
 
 
 
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