Parotid gland
Glandula parotis
The salivary gland wrapped round the base of the ear cartilage, over the back of the masseter; its duct crosses the masseter and opens into the cheek opposite the upper fourth premolar.
- System
- digestive
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Action
- The salivary gland wrapped round the base of the ear cartilage, over the back of the masseter; its duct crosses the masseter and opens into the cheek opposite the upper fourth premolar.
- Nerve
- Parasympathetic fibres of the glossopharyngeal nerve, through the otic ganglion.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Parotid gland
- Latin (NAV)
- Glandula parotis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria