Parotid Gland

Aka: Parotid Gland, Parotid Papilla, Stensen's Duct

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II. Anatomy: Parotid Gland

  1. Largest Salivary Gland
  2. Most prone to Bacterial Sialadenitis
    1. Neonatal Sialadenitis
    2. Acute Bacterial Sialadenitis
    3. Chronic Sialadenitis
  3. Facial Nerve bisects gland
    1. Superficial lobe
    2. Deep lobe
  4. Lies over Maxillary Bone
    1. Superior to Mandible
    2. Anterior to angle of jaw and auricle
  5. Stensen's Duct (Parotid Papilla)
    1. Opens out adjacent to Maxillary second molar
    2. Milking Parotid Gland will expel drop at duct
  6. Images
    1. entSalivaryParotidRtGrayBB1022.gifLewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
    2. entSalivaryParotidRtGrayBB1023.gifLewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
    3. entSalivaryParotidGrayBB1024.gifLewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
    4. entSalivaryParotidGrayBB1200.gifLewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)

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