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It usually happens due to poor oral hygiene when ill. A viral infection (mumps) may be another cause and a blocked duct due to stones can also cause it.
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What is the function of parotid duct?
The largest producers of saliva are the parotid glands. Saliva from the parotid glands pass along parotid ducts into your mouth.
What are the names of salivary glands found anterior to the ear?
The salivary gland located anterior to the ear is the Parotid Gland.The parotid glands
Could measles make your parotid glands swell?
No. Mumps usually affect the parotid glands.
Salivary glands whose ducts open lateral to lingual frenulum?
PAROTID GLAND secretes saliva into the oral cavity through parotid duct which opens at the level of upper second molar.
What salivary gland is the largest?
The largest salivary gland is parotid
Swelling of the parotid glands is a symptom of .?
Mumps
Three major salivary glands?
parotid, sub mandibular, and sublingual glands.
The largest of the salivary glands is which one?
The largest of the salivary glands is the parotid gland. The parotid gland comes in a pair and functions to aid in swallowing by secreting saliva.
Which gland is affected when a patient has been diagnosed with the mumps?
Mumps affect the parotid gland .
What are the three pairs of salivary glands?
There are three types of salivary glands: 1. parotid = largest; lies over masseter muscle 2. submandibular = floor of mouth; lateral 3. sublingual = floor of mouth, medial.
What are the three salivary glands?
Parotid,submandibular and sublingualglands.
What are six salivary glands?
submandibular parotid sublingual
