sublingual gland

Japanese: sublingual gland(英語表記)sublingualgland
sublingual gland

…The submaxillary gland is a plum-sized salivary gland located on the inside of the lower jawbone in the area of ​​the mandibular molars, and opens onto the mucous membrane under the tongue through the submandibular duct. The sublingual gland is located under the mucous membrane closer to the oral cavity than the submandibular gland, and opens onto the mucous membrane under the tongue through numerous ducts. The amount of saliva secreted from these salivary glands is said to be 1 to 1.5 liters per day for adults, but this varies greatly due to various influences. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sublingual gland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…顎下腺submaxillary glandは下顎大臼歯部の顎骨下部内側に位置するウメの実大の唾液腺で,顎下腺管を通って舌の下の粘膜面に開いている。舌下腺sublingual glandは顎下腺より口腔に近い粘膜下にあって,多数の管によって舌の下の粘膜面に開いている。 これらの唾液腺から分泌される唾液の分泌量は成人1日1~1.5lといわれるが,種々の影響を受けて大きく変動する。…

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