The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands. It is found wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and it secretes saliva through Stensen's duct into the oral cavity, to facilitate mastication and swallowing. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parotid_gland ]
Synonyms: parotid
Term information
- EFO:0002558
- SCTID:181234002
- EV:0100060
- CALOHA:TS-0748
- galen:ParotidGland
- UMLS:C0030580 (ncithesaurus:Parotid_Gland)
- BTO:0001004
- MA:0001585
- MESH:D010306
- VHOG:0000308
- EMAPA:18537
- Wikipedia:Parotid_gland
- AAO:0010095
- FMA:59790
- NCIT:C12427
- GAID:938
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The mouse parotid, exorbital lacrimal gland and exocrine pancreas have similar histological appearances[ISBN:0123813611]
A mammalian salivary gland located caudal to the ear. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-22, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG]
The most common oral glands in mammals are the salivary glands. There are usually three primary pairs of salivary glands, named for their approximate positions: mandibular (submandibular or submaxillary), sublingual, and parotid.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- buccal salivary gland
- major salivary gland
- serous gland
- part of some cheek
- develops from some parotid gland primordium
- in lateral side of some lower jaw region