The parotid duct or Stensen duct is a salivary duct. It is the route that saliva takes from the major salivary gland, the parotid gland, into the mouth...

the salivary glands. Each parotid is wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and secretes serous saliva through the parotid duct into the mouth, to facilitate...

has also fallen out of favour.[citation needed] Blockage of the main parotid duct, or one of its branches, is often a primary cause of acute parotitis...

It is about 5 cm long, and its wall is much thinner than that of the parotid duct. It drains saliva from each bilateral submandibular gland and sublingual...

columnar. Striated ducts are part of the intralobular ducts. They are found in the submandibular gland, sublingual duct, and the parotid gland, but are more...

glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as...

the mouth. The parotid glands are in front of the ears, one on side, and secrete mostly serous saliva, via the parotid ducts (Stenson ducts), into the mouth...

test is intended to detect any blockage in the salivary gland ducts (i.e. parotid duct) and the amount of saliva that flows into the mouth. For Sjögren's...

taste, et cetera. Likewise, damage to the parotid duct also might occur in men and women whose parotid ducts run deep to the buccal fat pad, which can...

whistling and smiling, and in neonates it is used to suckle. Parotid duct (Stenson's duct) Molar glands of cheeks Buccal branch of mandibular nerve In...