Palatine glands | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | glandulae palatinae |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
g_06/12392532 |
TA | A05.1.02.017 |
FMA | 59795 71616, 59795 |
Anatomical terminology
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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.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)