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Palatine glands

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Palatine glands
Details
LocationSoft palate of the mouth
Identifiers
Latinglandulae palatinae
TA98A05.1.02.017
TA22816
FMA71616
Anatomical terminology

The palatine glands form a continuous layer on the posterior surface of the mucous membrane of the soft palate and around the uvula. They are pure mucous glands.

References

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1141 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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  • "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.