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Glands & Lymphatics

Endocrine glands, lymph nodes and lymphoid organs, secretions, drainage, function, and disease.

122 glands & lymphatics
19 glands & lymphatics in Head & Skull  Clear ×
Gland Anterior Pituitary adenohypophysis Head & Skull The anterior pituitary is the larger front lobe of the pituitary gland, made of true glandular…
Gland Buccal Lymph Nodes nodus lymphoideus buccinatorius Head & Skull The buccal lymph nodes are small, inconstant facial nodes lying on the buccinator muscle in the…
Gland Facial Lymph Nodes nodi lymphoidei faciales Head & Skull The facial lymph nodes are small, inconstant nodes scattered along the facial vein in the face,…
Gland Mastoid Lymph Nodes nodi lymphoidei mastoidei Head & Skull The mastoid (retroauricular or postauricular) lymph nodes are a small group of nodes behind the ear,…
Gland Minor Salivary Glands glandulae salivariae minores Head & Skull Between 600 and 1000 tiny salivary glands lie just under the lining of the lips, cheeks,…
Gland Occipital Lymph Nodes nodi lymphoidei occipitales Head & Skull The occipital lymph nodes are a small group of usually one to three nodes at the…
Gland Parotid Duct ductus parotideus Head & Skull The parotid (Stensen) duct is about 5 cm long and carries saliva from the parotid gland…
Gland Parotid Gland glandula parotidea Head & Skull The parotid is the largest salivary gland, wedged in front of and below the ear and…
Gland Parotid Lymph Nodes nodi lymphoidei parotidei Head & Skull The parotid lymph nodes lie on and within the parotid gland in front of the ear.…
Gland Pars Intermedia pars intermedia adenohypophysis Head & Skull The pars intermedia is a thin band of tissue between the anterior and posterior lobes of…
Gland Pars Tuberalis pars tuberalis adenohypophysis Head & Skull The pars tuberalis is a thin sleeve of anterior pituitary tissue wrapped around the front and…
Gland Pharyngeal Tonsil tonsilla pharyngea Head & Skull The pharyngeal tonsil, called the adenoids when enlarged, is a pad of lymphoid tissue on the…
Gland Pineal Gland glandula pinealis Head & Skull The pineal gland is a small pine-cone shaped body deep in the brain, attached to the…
Gland Pituitary Gland hypophysis cerebri Head & Skull The pituitary is a pea-sized gland hanging from the base of the brain on a short…
Gland Posterior Pituitary neurohypophysis Head & Skull The posterior pituitary is the back lobe of the pituitary and is really an extension of…
Gland Sublingual Gland glandula sublingualis Head & Skull The sublingual gland is the smallest of the three major salivary glands, an almond-shaped gland lying…
Gland Submandibular Duct ductus submandibularis Head & Skull The submandibular (Wharton) duct is about 5 cm long and runs forward from the deep part…
Gland Tubal Tonsil tonsilla tubaria Head & Skull The tubal tonsils are small collections of lymphoid tissue around the openings of the auditory (Eustachian)…
Gland Von Ebner Glands glandulae gustatoriae Head & Skull Von Ebner glands are small serous salivary glands in the tongue whose ducts open into the…

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