. Elementary physiology. Physiology; Physiology. 142 Elementary Physiology. ^ The parotid gland (see Fig. 71) is the largest of the three salivary glands and weighs nearly one ounce (20 to 30 grammes). It lies in front of and below the ear, and extends deeply into the cleft behind the ramus of the lower Fig. 71.—Sketch of a superficial dissection of the face, showing the position of the parotid and submaxillary glands. (Allen Thomson.) | /, parotid gland;/', socia parotidis ; d, the duct of Stensen before it perforates the buccinator muscle ; a, transverse facial artery ; n, n, branches
. Elementary physiology. Physiology; Physiology. 142 Elementary Physiology. ^ The parotid gland (see Fig. 71) is the largest of the three salivary glands and weighs nearly one ounce (20 to 30 grammes). It lies in front of and below the ear, and extends deeply into the cleft behind the ramus of the lower Fig. 71.—Sketch of a superficial dissection of the face, showing the position of the parotid and submaxillary glands. (Allen Thomson.) | /, parotid gland;/', socia parotidis ; d, the duct of Stensen before it perforates the buccinator muscle ; a, transverse facial artery ; n, n, branches of the facial nerve emerging from below the gland ; /, the facial artery passing out of a groove in the submaxillary gland and ascending on the face; S7n, superficial portion of the submaxillary gland. Its duct (Stensen's duct) leaves the gland at its anterior border, and runs forward in the cheek external to the masseter muscle, round the anterior border of which it turns and passes inward to open into the mouth on the inner surface of the cheek opposite to the second molar tooth of the upper jaw, where there is a small papilla. The submaxillary gland is next in size, weighing about a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moore, Benjamin, 1867?-1922. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co.
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