Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Content:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Saliva
1:38 Minor Salivary Glands
2:12 Major Salivary Glands
2:22 Parotid Gland
4:00 Submandibular Gland
4:47 Sublingual Gland

Salivary Glands:
- Minor Salivary Glands
- Major Salivary Glands

Components of the Saliva:
- Serous Component (Contains Enzymes)
○ Serous Glands
- Mucous Component (Mucus)
○ Mucous Glands
- Seromucous Glands

Minor Salivary Glands
- Labial Glands (Glandulae Labiales)
- Buccal Glands (Glandulae Buccales)
- Palatine Glands (Glandulae Palatinae)
- Lungual Glands (Glandulae linguales)

Major Salivary Glands
- Parotid Gland (Glandula Parotidea)
- Submandibular Gland (Glandula Submandibularis)
- Sublingual Gland (Glandula Sublingualis)

Parotid Gland
- Superficial Part (Pars Superficialis)
○ Zygomatic Arch
○ Angle of Mandible
- Deep Part (Pars Profunda)
○ Retromandibular Fossa
- Parotid Fascia
- Parotid Duct (Ductus Parotideus) / Stensens Duct
- Papilla of the Parotid Duct (Papillae Ductus Parotidei)
- Parotid Duct (Ductus Parotideus)
- Accessory Parotid Gland (Glandula Parotidea Accessoria)

Submandibular Gland
- Seromucous Gland
- Lies in Submandibular Space
- Submandibular Duct (Ductus Submndibularis) / Wharton's Duct
- Sublingual Caruncle (Caruncula Sublingualis)

Sublingual Gland
- Major Sublingual Duct (Ductus Sublingualis Major) / Duct of Bartholin
- Sublingual Caruncle
- Minor Sublingual Ducts (Ductus Sublinguales minores)
- Sublingual Folds (Plica Sublingualis)

Sources used in this video:
- Memorix Anatomy 2nd Edition by Hudák Radovan (Author), Kachlík David (Author), Volný Ondřej (Author)
- Biorender
- University notes and lectures