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==Mandibular Salivary Gland==
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[[Image:Parotid & Mandibular Salivary Gland.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mandibular Salivary Gland - Copyright Nottingham 2008]]
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*Mixed gland - [[Serous Salivary Gland - Anatomy and Physiology|serous]] and [[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|mucous]] secretion
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*Merocrine secretion
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*Generally smaller than the [[Parotid Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|parotid]] gland
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*It is a moderately large gland in carnivores
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*It is a large gland in herbivores
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*Compact
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*Located around angle of jaw
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*Mandibular duct runs ventral to mucous membrane of floor of [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]], close to frenulum of [[Oral Cavity - Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]]
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*Duct opens at sublingual caruncle
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*Innervated by facial nerve ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN VII]]) via chordi tympanii of trigeminal ([[Nervous System - CNS - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation - Cranial Nerves|CN V]])
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==Histology==
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*Tubulo-acinar gland
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*[[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|Mucous]] cells (stain lighter)
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*[[Serous Salivary Gland - Anatomy and Physiology|Serous]] demilunes (stain darker)
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*Demilunes secrete into lumen by canaliculi between mucous cells
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==Species Differences==
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'''Carnivores'''
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*Mainly [[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|mucous]] secretion in dog and cat
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*Oval shape in canid
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'''Herbivores'''
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*Larger and deeper

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