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Major Salivary Glands – Location, Ducts and Blood and Nerve Supply

March 12, 2013 By Dr. Chetan Leave a Comment

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The human body has got three major salivary glands, including the Parotid Gland, the Submandibular Gland and the Sublingual Gland. These are all the exocrine glands which have a duct for the salivary supply. Commonly for all the salivary glands, the entry and exit of the blood vessels and nerves is at the hilum and […]

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