Sublingual caruncle

Sublingual caruncle

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Caption = The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its under surface has been made. (Sublingual caruncle visible but not labeled.)


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The sublingual caruncle is a site on either side of the frenulum linguae on the sublingual surface of the tongue. There it denotes the site at which the submandibular gland empties into the oral cavity.

ee also

* Caruncle

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