Dissection of oral region
Relation of sublingual gland to tongue, left lateral view
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Dissection of oral region
Relation of sublingual gland to tongue, left lateral view
The mylohyoid and digastric muscles have been reflected inferiorly to demonstrate the relations of the tongue, sublingual gland, lingual and hypoglossal nerves, and geniohyoid muscle.
- Superior labial artery (cut off)
- Dorsum linguae
- Fimbriated fold (of tongue)
- Sublingual fold
- Sublingual gland
- Sublingual lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels
- Geniohyoid muscle
- Submental artery
- Anterior belly digastric muscle
- Parotid duct
- Internal pterygoid muscle
- Buccinator muscle (cut across)
- Lingual nerve
- Stylohyoid ligament
- Mylohyoid nerve
- Submandibular ganglion
- External maxillary artery (cut off)
- Tendon of digastric muscle
- Submandibular duct
- Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
- Mylohyoid muscle