Difference between revisions of "Mandibular Gland - Anatomy & Physiology"
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==Mandibular Salivary Gland== | ==Mandibular Salivary Gland== | ||
[[Image:Parotid & Mandibular Salivary Gland.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mandibular Salivary Gland - Copyright Nottingham 2008]] | [[Image:Parotid & Mandibular Salivary Gland.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mandibular Salivary Gland - Copyright Nottingham 2008]] | ||
| − | *Mixed gland - [[Serous Salivary Gland - Anatomy | + | *Mixed gland - [[Serous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|serous]] and [[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|mucous]] secretion |
*Merocrine secretion | *Merocrine secretion | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 4 September 2010
Mandibular Salivary Gland
- Merocrine secretion
- Generally smaller than the parotid gland
- It is a moderately large gland in carnivores
- It is a large gland in herbivores
- Compact
- Located around angle of jaw
- Mandibular duct runs ventral to mucous membrane of floor of oral cavity, close to frenulum of tongue
- Duct opens at sublingual caruncle
Histology
Species Differences
Carnivores
- Mainly mucous secretion in dog and cat
- Oval shape in canid
Herbivores
- Larger and deeper