Palatine glands
Appearance
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Palatine glands | |
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Details | |
Location | Soft palate of the mouth |
Identifiers | |
Latin | glandulae palatinae |
TA98 | A05.1.02.017 |
TA2 | 2816 |
FMA | 71616 |
Anatomical terminology |
The palatine glands form a continuous layer on the posterior surface of the mucous membrane of the soft palate and around the uvula. They are pure mucous glands.
References
[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1141 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
[edit]- "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.